At Australia’s Manuka we believe that Nature holds the key to our health and wellbeing. Due to our deep connection to our Environment, we value the Earth’s bountiful gifts and utilise them for the benefit of all.
Honey, from our hives to your home.
Australia's Manuka – the most potent and delicate Bioactive Honey in the world comes from the pristine coastal heath of Byron Bay, Australia. Enjoy our Australia's Manuka Honey for its healing benefits as well as its exceptional flavour.
Benefits
WHERE DOES MANUKA HONEY COME FROM?
Bees produce honey from the flower of a native Australian and New Zealand plant group of plants called Leptospermum. Australia has over 80 varieties of the genus, with 28 of them being scientifically proven as ‘bioactive’. The honey produced when bees forage the flowers of leptospermum plants contains special properties that have a variety of medicinal uses.
WHAT ARE MANUKA HONEY RATINGS?
There’s a lot of confusion when it comes to the ratings of Manuka honey. when the properties of Manuka were discovered it was unknown what the additional antibacterial, active compound of the honey was, so it was rated and labelled as NPA (non-peroxide activity) or UMF (unique Manuka factor).
Later it was found that the active compound was Methyglyoxal (MGO) and the rating has been modernised for more accurate results for the consumer. The higher the MGO rating of the honey = the more beneficial properties it has.
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO CONSUME IT?
Use on cereals, in smoothies, or with your fruit, or even on some toast.
Avoid heating or cooking to maintain the natural enzymes and bioactive compounds that make Australian Manuka honey a naturally medicinal product.
WHY IS IT SPECIAL?
Manuka honey is special because it contains Methylglyoxal. MGO is the abbreviation for Methylglyoxal which is a naturally occurring bioactive compound in Manuka honey. The higher the MGO number of the honey the more concentrated the MGO is in the honey and the stronger the antibacterial, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory effects.
MGO is the global standard for measuring the antibacterial strength of Manuka honey for both Australian and New Zealand made Manuka honey. The UMF Honey Association in New Zealand use MGO to determine the UMF number assigned.
WHERE IS IT SOURCED?
We source our honey from our own beehives which are in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW. When you buy from us you are buying direct from the beekeeper – farm to table. We care for our bees to organic principles without the use of sugar feeding or veterinary pharmaceuticals.
We also produce a range of culinary honey flavoured by the flower variety the bees collect the nectar from.
WHERE IS THE HONEY TESTED?
All our Manuka honey is tested at independent laboratories to ensure it accurate levels of MGO as assigned to each batch. We use a number of laboratories for a range of different honey tests. The main ones we use for testing MGO are Sunshine Coast University Lab and Analytica.
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