Iberian heath honey (urze)
Erica australis a další druhy Erica
A dark, dense honey from spring-flowering heaths, chiefly Spanish heath, which grows in the mountains of the western Iberian Peninsula. It differs from heather honey (Calluna) in both plant and season.
- Origin
- Trás-os-Montes (Portugal), north-western Spain
- Colour
- 100 mm · amber
- Taste
- intense, lingering, slightly bitter
- Plant
- Erica australis a další druhy Erica · heath →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
It is among the honeys richest in minerals and phenolic compounds, which also gives it a high electrical conductivity.
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