Jelly bush honey
Leptospermum polygalifolium
An amber to dark amber honey from Leptospermum polygalifolium, a relative of New Zealand’s manuka, also sold as Australian manuka. It sets to a jelly at rest and turns fluid when stirred.
- Origin
- North-eastern New South Wales and Queensland
- Colour
- 100 mm · amber
- Taste
- strong, bolder than everyday honey
- Crystallization
- jelly-like honey
- Plant
- Leptospermum polygalifolium · tea tree (manuka) →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Samples from the Northern Rivers of New South Wales and Byfield in Queensland contained up to 1,100 mg of methylglyoxal (MGO) per kilogram.
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