Food products based on honey

Med je slatki gusti sok kojeg proizvode pčele medarice od cvjetnog nektara ili od medene rose. U kemijski sastav meda ulaze šećeri (fruktoza i glukoza u najvećoj mjeri), voda, organske kiseline, proteini, vitamini i minerali. Najvažnija svojstva meda su kristalizacija, vrenje, higroskopičnost meda i njegova specifična težina, viskozitet meda, boja, okus i aroma meda. Med se, prema podrijetlu, dijeli na nektarni med i medljikovac. Nadalje, med se prema geografskom podrijetlu dijeli na planinski i poljski, i po botaničkom podrijetlu na monoflorni i poliflorni. Med je odličan energetski izvor, predstavlja visokokaloričnu hranu koja je organizmu lako probavljiva. U prehrambenoj se industriji med koristi u proizvodnji različitih proizvoda, a kao primjer slastice mogu nam poslužiti popularni medenjaci. Osim medenjaka, na bazi se meda proizvode i alkoholna i bezalkoholna pića: liker od meda i medovina. Poznavanje kemijskog sastava meda razvilo je apiterapiju tj. liječenje medom. Iako snaga ljekovitosti meda još nije do kraja istražena, on je česta preporuka liječnika za različite zdravstvene probleme.Honey is a sweet thick juice produced by honeybees from flower nectar or honey dew. The chemical composition of honey included sugars (fructose and glucose to the maximum extent), water, organic acids, proteins, vitamins and minerals. The most important characteristics of honey are crystallization, fermentation, hygroscopicity of honey and its specific gravity, viscosity of honey, color, flavor and aroma of honey. Honey, according to the origin, divided into nectar honey and honeydew. Furthermore, honey has been divided according to geographical origin of the mountain and field, and the botanical origin of the unifloral and polifloral. Honey is an excellent energy source, a high-fat foods that the body can easily digest. In the food industry honey is used in the manufacture of various products, such as sweets, for example popular gingerbread. Besides, a honey-based products are alcoholic beverages: liquor made of honey and mead. Knowing the chemical composition of honey has developed apitherapy (therapy with honey). Although the healing power of honey has not been fully explored, it is a common recommendation physicians for various medical problems