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What are the places in China that produce honey?

One, linden honey

The main places of origin: the northeast of the Wanda Mountains, Daxinganling, Xiaoxinganling, Changbai Mountain Range.

Features and characteristics: linden honey is one of the four famous honey in China, its honey color is amber, viscous and transparent, with the luster of grease, the taste of sweet and fragrant; easy to crystallize, crystalline particles of white and delicate, the smell of peace of mind for the special first-class honey.

Nutritional effects: its use in medicine, there are tonic and beneficial to qi, cough, laxative, detoxification, digestive and other functions; in addition, the color is pure flavor, nutrient-rich, containing glucose and fructic acid more than 70%, as well as a variety of vitamins and inorganic salts, organic acids and enzymes, with a biotin to promote the growth and vitality of the human body, can enhance health. It is not only a complete nutritional food, but also beneficial to the kidney, pain relief and detoxification, with the treatment and alleviation of hypertension, heart disease, constipation, insomnia and many other diseases.

Two, Jinghua honey

Main origin: Hebei region.

Characteristics: Thorny flower honey, also known as thorn honey, its honey color light amber, the entrance to the mouth, aftertaste, because of its quality is known as the "first-class honey"; belongs to the easier crystallization of the honey.

Nutritional effects: Thorny flower honey is not only the ideal nourishing nutritious food, but also can stop coughing and moisten the lungs, stomach and laxative, preventing heat and clearing the heart, and has a tonic, prolonging the life of the efficacy.

Three, acacia honey

Main place of origin: to be distributed in the Yellow River and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, such as Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Anhui, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi and other places for more.

Features and characteristics: This honey is the export of our country to create foreign exchange of top quality honey, which is characterized by light color, taste fresh and clean, sweet but not greasy, acacia has a unique fragrance, not easy to crystallize, after crystallization of fine particles or greasy, water-white in color, for the top quality honey.

Nutritional effects: acacia honey can protect the spleen and stomach, heat and detoxification, detoxification and lipid removal, eliminate wrinkles and eliminate spots, nourish the face of the right gas, can maintain the normal resistance of the capillaries, diastolic blood vessels, lowering blood pressure, improve blood circulation, preventing vascular sclerosis, is more suitable for cardiovascular disease health care to eat, and for the prevention of stroke.

Four, wild osmanthus honey

Main origin: only a few southern provinces in a few areas can be commercialized production, the main origin of Fujian, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, especially in southeastern Hubei, Jiangxi, northwestern Jiangxi, northeastern Hunan is good. Especially in Fujian Province, Liancheng County, Hunan Province, Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Fushushan zone because of its superior climate and natural environment without pollution, honey is particularly high quality.

Characteristics: wild osmanthus honey, sweet but not greasy, water-white transparent color, rich aroma, sweet and delicious, high concentration, easy to crystallize, crystallization of fine, as hard fat, hard and slippery, distinctive flavor; known as "the king of honey".

Nutritional effects: "Dictionary of Chinese Medicine" records: Eurycoma osmanthus, "dispel wind and dampness, treatment of joint pain ......" and its active ingredient chrysanthemum glycoside has been proved to have a good nutritional and health care effects. Osmanthus honey at the same time there are general honey heat, tonic, detoxification, moist and other effects, loved by people at home and abroad, in ancient times is the tribute of the Imperial Palace.

Expanded Information:

At present, the domestic on the four famous honey of the saying is not the same, some people say it is the acacia, thorns, jujube and lychee, and some people say it is the acacia , thorns, linden and lychee, and some say it is acacia, linden, thorns and jujube.

Consult the relevant information, there are standards have been acacia, linden, lychee, thorns, zi Yunying, citrus, etc. as a first-class honey, rape, jujube, sunflower, cotton, wild dams, etc. as a second-class honey, but jujube honey is more recognized by the general public, the purchase price and sales of terminal price is higher than a first-class honey, thorns, lychee, linden. Therefore, for the "four famous honey" why there are different opinions, it is difficult to have a final conclusion.