Greek honey distinguished for its extremely high presence of thyme pollen grains (80%) 420g
o Exceptional thyme honey from the island of Astypalaia, with a remarkably high content 80% of thyme pollen grains**. Offered with care and respect for the time frame defined by nature alone, FoodsCross honey is the natural outcome of a responsible, small-scale, eco-conscious production. Prepared without additives or honey blends and free of any chemical or heat treatment during packaging, Foodscross honey retains all its precious ingredients pure and intact, whereas every jar is checked and sealed separately. Each label is numbered and hand-placed on the jar so that this unique and direct food-consumer relationship is honored.
**pollen grains: Honey contains a significant number of pollen grains which originate in the plants visited by the bee during the collection of honey-making materials. Depending on the percentage and total number of pollen grains, honeys are categorized as unmixed, flower honeys or melitomata. For a honey to be recognized as "unmixed" it must contain a certain percentage of pollen grains of a specific plant as well as a number of grains above the standard set by the relevant European Legislation (for example, any honey with a thyme pollen grain content of at least 18% can be called 'thyme honey').
Pollen analysis (melissopalynology) is quite important in determining the botanical source of honey. It is also important in detecting cases of fraudulent mixing with imported honey types. This type of analysis, with the aid of world pollen maps, can detect pollens which do not exist at all in Greek territories or exist in very different concentrations.
Q. How are the various types of honey available in the market distinguished and classified?
A. The basic qualitative categories for honey are: Melitoma and Flower honey. Among the latter the most important is thyme honey.
Q. What does this mean?
Α. Bees choose thyme plants to collect pollen grains and make honey.
Q. How is Foodscross Premium Thyme Honey different? All honey brands claim high quality.
Α. Foodscross Premium Honey is made by thyme pollen grains in the exceptionally high percentage of 80%, whereas, according to current legislation, any honey with a content of at least 18% thyme pollen grains can be called "thyme honey". Foodscross Premium is thus an extremely pure thyme honey which offers the benefits and advantageous qualities of its kind to the maximum. (Foods and beverages Code, article 11 - Any honey with a thyme pollen grains content of at least 18% can be designated as "thyme honey".)
Q. What about the remaining 20%;
Α. According to qualitative analysis in certified chemical laboratories, the remaining 20% consists of small quantities of pollen grains from flowers other than those of the thyme plant family.
