Lingonberry honey
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
A rare single-flower honey from lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), one of the most common dwarf shrubs of Finnish forests. It is reddish in colour.
- Origin
- Finland (boreal coniferous forest)
- Colour
- 60 mm · light amber
- Taste
- toffee-like
- Plant
- Vaccinium vitis-idaea · Vaccinium (blueberry, cranberry) →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
It contains three phenolic compounds not found in other Finnish honeys, which can be used to identify it.
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