Mānuka honey
Leptospermum scoparium
Amber, thick honey from the small white flowers of a shrub that grows on pastures and in the New Zealand bush.
- Origin
- New Zealand, south-eastern Australia
- Colour
- 90 mm · amber
- Taste
- earthy, bittersweet, herbal
- Crystallization
- medium
- Plant
- Leptospermum scoparium · tea tree (manuka) →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Its methylglyoxal (MGO) content is stated on the label and sets the price. Since 2017 New Zealand has a scientific definition of mānuka honey.
More honeys
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Stringybark honeyGreat Dividing Range (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland)
Jelly bush honeyNorth-eastern New South Wales and Queensland
Tasmanian blue gum honeyAustralia – southern and eastern Tasmania
Red bloodwood honeyBlue Mountains and coastal New South Wales
Marri honeySouth-west Western Australia
Sources
- Ministry for Primary Industries (2017): Mānuka honey science definition. Wellington, Nový Zéland.
- Marchese C. M. (2024): The World Atlas of Honey. University of California Press.