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title: Raw Honey
created: 2024-11-30T17:38:31
modified: 2025-12-18T04:36:11
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# What is raw honey?

* Honey that hasn’t been filtered, pasteurized (巴氏消毒), or processed.

# Why raw honey?

* The pasteurizing process damages the honey and removes many of the natural flavors, nutrients and antioxidants that are found naturally in honey. Then processed honey is fine-filtered to remove any small particles of pollen, beeswax, bee glue and other nutrients.
* The main reason manufacturers use this damaging process is to make the honey look nice and clear on the shelves and to keep it in its runny, easily squeezable state.
* The downside to raw honey is that it will crystallize quite quickly. This is a small price to pay for a far superior product.