Pure Honey Ki Pehchan: How to Check if Honey Is Pure (in 4 Animations)

October 2, 2026

In one line: home tests like water, flame or thumb tests cannot catch sugar syrup. Two lab numbers can: HMF (heating) and sucrose (added syrup).

How to check if honey is pure

Four checks that actually work, from the lab report to how the honey behaves in winter. More: how to tell if honey is real.

4 ways to check if honey is pure — 4 ways to spot real honey

Raw honey vs processed honey

Processed honey is heated and ultra-filtered so it stays runny on the shelf. Raw honey is only strained. Why heat matters: what happens to honey when it is heated.

The two numbers that prove honey is raw

HMF rises when honey is heated; FSSAI allows up to 80 mg/kg. Sucrose rises when syrup is added; the limit is 5%. Ours tested below 1.0 mg/kg and below 1% (10-parameter FSSAI test, Equinox Labs, NABL-accredited). Full report: lab reports page.

Honey HMF and sucrose lab results vs FSSAI limits — HMF and sucrose vs the FSSAI limits

Where our honey comes from

From our family’s hives in Sitla village near Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand, where the bees forage on pine, oak and wildflowers. Crystals in winter are a good sign: why real honey crystallises.