Mesquite honey
Prosopis glandulosa, Prosopis velutina
A desert honey from the spring flowers of mesquite (Prosopis) shrubs and trees in the Sonoran Desert and the US South-west.
- Origin
- USA – Arizona, Texas; northern Mexico
- Colour
- 50 mm · extra light amber
- Taste
- sweet, reminiscent of brown sugar
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Prosopis glandulosa, Prosopis velutina · mesquite →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Desert honey is low in water, so it crystallises faster than most honeys.
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