Sweet clover honey
Melilotus officinalis, M. albus
Honey from yellow and white sweet clover, prolific nectar-bearing legumes of the steppe and fallow land. It is very pale, from almost white to light amber.
- Origin
- Ukraine, southern Russia, Poland
- Colour
- 25 mm · white
- Taste
- delicately sweet, with a hint of vanilla
- Plant
- Melilotus officinalis, M. albus · melilot (sweet clover) →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Polish chemists identified catechin and gallic acid as its characteristic compounds, which help to confirm its origin.
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