Assa-peixe honey
Vernonanthura (Vernonia) spp.
Honey from the small flowers of assa-peixe shrubs, members of the daisy family common in south-eastern Brazil. It is usually light amber.
- Origin
- Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil
- Colour
- 50 mm · extra light amber
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Vernonanthura (Vernonia) spp. · assa-peixe →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
It crystallises more readily than other Brazilian honeys, especially when kept cool.
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