Nutrients

Honey is probably the only food in the world that can be stored indefinitely without preservatives. It consists of 35% protein and contains half of all amino acids. It is also a highly concentrated source of nutrients such as carbohydrates (sugars), B-complex vitamins and vitamins C, D and E. Nutritionally, honey is used to promote energy. For healing purposes, it is used as a salve for burns and wounds because is a natural antiseptic. However, this wonderful substance is not safe for infants under the age of one because honey contains spores that cause botulism and in infants, the spores can colonize in the digestive tract and produce the fatal botulin toxin there.

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