Airborne Honey Guardians Pure Natural Kamahi New Zealand Honey 500g

Detail Airborne Honey Guardians Pure Natural Kamahi New Zealand Honey 500g

Exp : 05-2025

Kamahi honey has traditionally been one of New Zealand's most under rated honeys. While it is produced in both the North and South Islands, most Kamahi honey is produced on the West Coast of the South Island. Here Kamahi trees (Weinmannia racemosa) form a significant part of the forest canopy, growing to around 25 metres at maturity. As Kamahi grows throughout New Zealand other competing nectar sources (and their contribution to nectar composition) vary from location to location. For example North island Kamahi can be produced at the same time as Rewarewa and Manuka so Kamahi from this region can tend to be darker because of the influence of these two darker nectar sources.

While quite a strong flavoured honey, Kamahi is in fact a honey with very complex flavours and after tones that send honey gourmets into paroxysms of delight. Cooking and baking recipes, where it is desirable to have an identifiable honey flavour, benefit immensely from these flavour sensations.

Towhai (W. silvicola also known as Towhero), is another close relative of kamahi found only in the North Island. The two honeys are similar but flowering for kamahi is late October to December, while Towhai flowers later into Summer (Dec to Feb in the Southern Hemisphere).

Kamahi has a lower than average fructose.
Averages for:
Glucose 31.9% (SD 2.3)
Fructose 36.8% (SD 2.1)
Sucrose 1.8% (SD 2.0)
Maltose 2.3% (SD 1.2)

This profile has an above average tendency to crystallize (for New Zealand honey types) and we produce it as a creamed honey for this reason.

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