Jade Valley Honey

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An introduction to Jade Valley

Sourced from the most remote and beautiful regions of New Zealand, Jade Valley is a truly special range of honey that is pure, precious and crafted with care. Our company is proudly 100% New Zealand owned and operated and we’re delighted to share our honeys with the world.

Our Honey - 23 million years in the making.

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THE SCIENCE OF MĀNUKA HONEY

“… mānuka honey … has become particularly valuable in recent years … largely because of its non-peroxide antibacterial activity”

- Smallfield, B. M. et al: Developmental and compositional changes in Leptospermum scoparium nectar and their relevance to mānuka honey bioactives and markers. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 1-15.

“… methylglyoxal in mānuka honey… is the major bactericide that contributes to mānuka’s additional bioactive properties”

- Thorburn Burns et al: A Critical Review of the Factors Available for the Identification and Determination of Manuka Honey, in Food Analytical Methods 1-7

“Mānuka honey contains a unique phenolic compound, methyl syringate (MS), which is said to display the scavenging activity of super-oxides”

- Thorburn Burns et al: A Critical Review of the Factors Available for the Identification and Determination of Manuka Honey, in Food Analytical Methods 1-7

“Analysis of New Zealand Manuka honey showed that the total antioxidant capacity is related to the UMF rating.”

- Bolanos de la Torre et al: A universally calibrated microplate ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay for foods and applications to Manuka honey. Food Chemistry, 174, 119–123.

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What's the buzz? Jade Valley News

Interesting facts and opinions from the world of honey.

News

Trendy natural beauty ingredient, Mānuka honey, has a major counterfeiting problem

Mānuka honey has a growing reputation in the skincare industry, and is often referred to as "liquid gold" for the skin. However, with this new popularity come warnings about counterfeit Mānuka honey.

Apr 23, 2019

Science

Manuka honey may enhance oral health

Manuka honey may enhance your oral health. Studies show that honey can be effective in preventing dental caries and gingivitis.

Mar 20, 2019