Which honey brands passed the adulteration test?

Honey samples from leading brands such as Dabur, Patanjali, Baidyanath, Zandu, Hitkari and Apis Himalaya, all failed the NMR test. Only 3 out of the 13 brands – Saffola, MarkfedSohna and Nature’s Nectar (one out of two samples) — passed all the tests.

Which honey is adulterated in India?

The brands that passed were Saffola, Markfed Sohna, and Nature’s Nectar (one sample). The brands that failed included Dabur, Patanjali, Apis, Zandu, Baidyanath, Hitkary, Dadev, Indigenous, Hi Honey and Societe Naturelle. “We are concerned about the way the FSSAI has addressed this issue.

Which honey brand passed the purity test?

Out of the 13 brand samples, only three have passed the purity tests, and these are Saffola, Markfed Sohna and Nature’s Nectar (one out of two samples).

Is Dabur honey adulterated?

We assure our consumers that Dabur Honey is 100\% Pure. It is 100\% indigenous, collected naturally from Indian sources and packed with no added sugar or other adulterants,” the spokesperson said. This is to ensure that Dabur Honey is 100\% Pure without any adulteration,” the statement added.

What does adulterated honey mean?

The term “adulterated honey” means any honey to which has been added honeydew, glucose, dextrose, molasses, sugar, sugar syrup, invert sugar, or any other similar product or products, other than the nectar of floral exudations of plants gathered and stored in the comb by honey bees.

Which Indian honey brands passed NMR test?

Three companies’ samples sent by CSE to the German testing laboratory — Saffola, Markfed Sohna and Nature’s Nectar—passed the NMR test.

Is Patanjali honey is NMR tested?

Out of the 22 samples that were checked, only five passed all the tests. The CSE study said honey samples from leading brands such as Dabur, Patanjali, Baidyanath, Zandu, Hitkari and Apis Himalaya failed NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) test.

Is Patanjali honey adulterated?

New Delhi: Major Indian brands including Dabur, Patanjali and Zandu are selling honey adulterated with a modified sugar from China, which can bypass some of the basic tests used to detect adulterated honey, researchers from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) have alleged.