
Identify water test: Put a few drops of honey in a glass of water. Pure honey will sit down, while fake honey will dissolve in water.

Thumb test: When applying real honey on the thumb, it does not spread and rests in place, while fake honey easily flows.

Fire Test: Try to burn honey on the cotton light. Pure honey will burn, but the moisture and sugar present in fake honey will not be allowed to burn.

Paper test: Put a drop of honey on paper. If it spreads quickly and wet it, then honey is fake. The real honey is thick and does not spread.

Crystalization Test: Real honey becomes crystallizes over time, that is, it starts freezing like grains, while fake honey remains liquid for a long time.

Vinegar test: Put a few drops of honey in vinegar. If foam starts to form it, then honey is adulterated. Forest does not come out of real honey.

Fragrance and taste: The fragrance of real honey is natural and light, the taste is also long. Fake honey has smell and more sweet taste.
Published at: 29 Aug 2025 06:03 PM (IST)