Sunflower honey is often called sunny nectar. Such a poetic nickname is a sweet product for its amazing bright yellow color and unique taste. It literally fills the body with warmth and energy received from nature itself, leaving a light fruit aftertaste in its mouth. He is able to improve mood and relieve nervous tension. And sunflower honey, useful properties of which have long been known, is a natural remedy for many diseases.
Composition and properties of sunflower honey
This sweet product of beekeeping has in its composition a huge number of various active substances. They are easily digested by the digestive system, and therefore sunflower honey is often included in the menu of therapeutic and prophylactic diets. Although to get carried away by them beyond measure doctors still do not advise, because it has a lot of calories.
Useful properties of honey of sunflower are directly related to its composition. It contains:
- vitamins of group B;
- vitamin A in the form of beta-carotene, and here it is several dozen times more than in meat;
- vitamin E;
- vitamin C;
- quite rare vitamins H and K;
- about 27 amino acids, similar to those that make up proteins in human cells;
- organic acids: acetic, oily, lactic, gluconic, etc.
The use of honey from sunflower is also due to the presence in it of a large number of enzymes. These substances optimize the processes of protein metabolism in the human body. Thanks to them, sunflower honey has acquired the ability to provide bactericidal, rejuvenating and immunostimulating effects.
How useful is honey from sunflower?
As a valuable food product, sunflower honey has medicinal properties.
The sweet product of beekeeping is very popular in cosmetology. It is used as an anti-aging remedy, and is also included in the composition of nourishing masks for skin, hair and nails. It is often present in the list of components of shampoos, soaps, creams, etc.