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title: "How to identify honey is real or fake?"  
description: "A short explanation about how to identify whether honey is real or fake"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-25  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2648/how-to-identify-honey-is-real-or-fake  
category: "foods"  
tags: ["Honey", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to identify honey is real or fake?

![How to identify honey is real or fake](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/39cb5392-052c-49da-bfb8-e7366d4945d0/images/03a08c19-aa73-4fda-b344-cd6fe390e228.jpeg) ![How to identify honey is real or fake](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/39cb5392-052c-49da-bfb8-e7366d4945d0/images/823ec172-c227-4022-ba9b-73cb647681db.jpeg) Fill up a glass with water. Add 1 teaspoon of honey. Pure honey sinks and forms a mound in the glass. Fake honey dissolves in water. ![How to identify honey is real or fake](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/39cb5392-052c-49da-bfb8-e7366d4945d0/images/79df6187-4606-4c2e-bcdf-3e0bfe479283.jpeg) Light a matchstick in the honey. Pure honey is easily flammable and will catch fire. Fake honey will not catch fire. ![How to identify honey is real or fake](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/39cb5392-052c-49da-bfb8-e7366d4945d0/images/690a1beb-668f-4f5c-825d-dbe48cbc859c.jpeg) Pure honey crystallises frequently over time, especially when it is cold. ![How to identify honey is real or fake](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/39cb5392-052c-49da-bfb8-e7366d4945d0/images/fcffb9cc-387a-4857-8a4f-7ff593f7a462.jpeg) A teaspoon of vinegar and a few drops of honey. The honey is fake if the mixture fizzes. Vinegar will not react with pure honey. ![How to identify honey is real or fake](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/39cb5392-052c-49da-bfb8-e7366d4945d0/images/eae84455-596a-4707-a02b-45073b44e0ae.jpeg) Avoid honey that is overly clear or runny. This may imply that it has been diluted or heated.

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