Buzzing with Love: Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the Sweetness of Mānuka Honey and Saint Valentine, Patron Saint of Bees!
February 8, 2024
Forget the chocolates and roses this Valentine’s Day! This year, celebrate with a touch of sweetness and sustainability courtesy of New Zealand Aotearoa Mānuka honey, the golden nectar of New Zealand, and Saint Valentine, the lesser-known patron saint of bees. Saint Valentine and the Buzz-worthy Connection: While Saint Valentine is traditionally associated with romantic love,…
Mānuka: Strong genetic difference between NZ and Australia plants – research
January 26, 2024
New analysis of the DNA of mānuka from Aotearoa and Australia has shown they are different with researchers going as far as recommending the two plants should be called different species. The debate about mānuka has been ongoing for years with the New Zealand industry fighting to trademark the term so that only honey from…
Research Shows New Zealand Mānuka Honey Can Enhance Probiotics in Yoghurt
August 31, 2023
Consumer acceptance of synbiotics, which are beneficial combinations of probiotics and the substances they thrive on (prebiotic substrates), is continually growing within the functional food sector. In this study, researchers aimed to understand how antibacterial manuka honey affects the growth of probiotics and the sensory aspects of potentially synbiotic yogurts made with Lactobacillus reuteri DPC16….
What is Mānuka honey and how can you tell if it’s the real thing?
February 13, 2023
John Rawcliffe, CEO of Unique Mānuka Factor Honey Association (UMFHA), speaks to CGTN Europe – China Global Television. Follow the link for the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paRtRTjkGpo
Tests Show Again that Only 100% New Zealand Mānuka Honey is Authentic.
February 7, 2023
Independent testing reveals that honey producers outside New Zealand are supplying non-authentic mānuka honey. With the continuous growth in demand for New Zealand mānuka honey around the world has come a surge of honey producers outside New Zealand mistakenly claiming they are producing the same honey to take advantage of the growing popularity of this…
How to Build the Gold Standard for Honey
November 15, 2022
Bill and Margaret Bennett have been at the forefront of standards development for New Zealand’s Mānuka Honey industry since the early 90’s. They pioneered the drive to establish quality standards and indicators of strength which are now known as UMF™. Their business, Summerglow holds license number 1001, the first ever issued by the Unique Manuka…
Mānuka honey shows potential benefits in treatment for drug resistant lung infection
October 12, 2022
UK scientists from Aston University have demonstrated the potential benefits nebulisation treatment using New Zealand mānuka honey to support the effect of antibiotics to treat a drug resistant lung infection; that can be fatal in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. New Zealand mānuka honey is widely known by researchers to have extensive potential benefits to support…
UMF™ Honey Association – Protecting Consumers for 25 Years
August 18, 2022
Known as the liquid gold of the honey world, New Zealand mānuka honey is a highly sought-after superfood with remarkable health properties that set it apart from other honeys and natural health products. It’s also relatively scarce. New Zealand’s native mānuka tree, which the honey is derived from, flowers just once a year. This means…
