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Is honey vegan?

FAQ about veganism
This question is one that causes disagreement among vegans. Honey is a regurgitated syrup processed by a living being for its own nutritional needs and that of its young. Because it is produced by bees, which are living beings, many vegans consider honey an animal product and will not consume it. Another issue for vegans is the production of honey. Bees are almost always killed accidentally during the harvest of honey, and sometimes queens are killed intentionally during honey production.
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What About Honey?

FAQ For Vegetrial World
Bees are often killed in the production of honey, in the worst case the whole hive may be destroyed if the keeper doesn't wish to protect them over the winter. Not all beekeepers do this, but the general practice is one that embodies the attitude that living things are mere material and have no intrinsic value of their own other than what commercial value we can wrench from them. Artificial insemination involving death of the male is now also the norm for generation of new queen bees.
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Honey is a complex mix of sugars but it is mainly glucose (roughly 30%, by weight) and fructose (40%) in invert form. The bees supply the invertase, which is the enzyme that inverts the fructose. Honeys makeup is not consistent, it varies by source, season, region and producer. It is about 75% fermentable. sugar, the remainder is water, proteins, some minerals, etc. There are hundreds of different honeys throughout the world, most of them are named for the flower from which they originate.
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Manuka Honey
The raw material for honey is nectar from flowers. The honey bees extract the nectar of the flower, change the chemical structure of nectar and make it into honey. The bees transport the honey back to the hive, where they deposit it into comb like cells. Once each cell has been filled up with honey, the bees produce a wax capping to close the cell and preserve the honey. The bees fan with their wings to reduce the moisture content of the honey from as much as 60% to 20% or even less.
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Active Manuka Honey is used for Acid Reflux, Heartburn, Stom...
The raw material for honey is nectar from flowers. Honey bees collect this nectar, bring it back to the hive, and make it into honey. The bees change the chemical structure of the nectar, and also fan warm air to reduce the moisture content of the nectar from as much as 60% to 20% or even less. The honey has such low moisture content that it actually attracts humidity like a sponge, and in the hive the honey bees put a wax capping over the full cells of honey to help preserve it.
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Which of your menu items are vegan (do not contain eggs, dairy, or honey)?

Zen Palate
Our foods are predominantly vegan. However, the following items contain dairy ingredients found in the soy ham: The ZenDuck in Peking-Style ZenDuck Wrap contains milk protein. The soy chicken in Mango Halo contains eggs. The Tofu Honey Pie has eggs and dairy. The Banana Pie also contains dairy. The Vegi-Lasagna has soy cheese which includes casein, a protein derived from milk.
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I am a vegan. Do you have any products that are vegan?

Amy's Kitchen - FAQ
Amy's products are clearly labeled in the ingredients statements to allow customers who desire vegan products to choose which of Amy's products are useful to them. Of course all Amy's Kitchen products are vegetarian, but not all are vegan. Our customers can decide which of these vegetarian products to use based on presence of cheese, honey, milk, butter, etc. in them. Please use the Search function in our Products Page and click on vegan for a list of Amy's items that are vegan.
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Honey as a wound dressing - WHAT Honey?

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The number 1 Source to purchase Manuka Honey in the USA is at Manuka Honey USA according to the following published articles, books and health magazines. Our company is featured in the text and/or reference section of the following publications: Dr. Whittiker, Newport Beach, CA, Newsletter about Active Manuka Honey for Gastro Intestinal distress http://www.whitakerwellness.com
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What if I am a vegetarian or vegan?

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That’s fine. Often times the therapies and supplement suggested will be compatible with being a vegetarian or vegan. At other times, a specific supplement will be suggested and it may not be available without a gelatin capsule, but the contents are all plant product. Sometimes, glandular products (that contain animal product) are necessary if a person is to regain health, and the individual person will need to make a decision as to whether they wish to proceed with this therapy.
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Is Breastfeeding Vegan?

FAQ For Vegetrial World
Don't be silly! Of course it is. It harms no creature (don't tell my wife I said that) and provides vital sustenance for another. Vegan mothers commonly breast feed for longer periods of time than other mothers, as they are unwilling to use dairy based infant supplements. Vegan infant formulas are available now.
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What is a vegan?

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A vegan is someone who chooses not to eat any food that comes from animals (i.e., meat, dairy and eggs).
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Are all of your products vegan?

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Yes, everything we sell is vegan! We don't wish to offer anything that contains any animal-based ingredients or that has been tested on animals. Period. We're vegans ourselves, and we have never had any plans to sell anything that is not conforming to vegan standards.
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Is Honey the same as Sugar?

Manuka Honey
If by "sugar" we mean white table sugar, the answer is definitely NO. Table sugar is sucrose, a substance made up of two molecules attached together. When we eat table sugar, our stomach has to use its own enzymes to separate the molecules apart before we can use the sugar's energy. Honey is quite different. The bees have added a special enzyme to the nectar that separates the sucrose into glucose and fructose, two simple sugars that our bodies can absorb directly.
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Can Honey spoil?

Manuka Honey
One reason honey is called a "miracle food", is because in its natural form, it is fully preserved. No organisms can live in it and the product will not decompose. However, if the moisture content is raised above 20%, yeasts can begin to grow and cause fermentation. Honey can also change texture over time, and separate out into solids (glucose) and liquids (fructose and moisture). Stirring the product will mix up the components and return it to its former creamed state.
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How to store Honey?

Manuka Honey
Store honey at room temperature. Refrigeration speeds up crystallization. If honey crystallizes, remove lid and place jar in warm water. Or, microwave 1 cup of honey in microwave-safe container at high (100%) 2-3 minutes or until crystals dissolve, stir every 30 seconds.
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How nutritious is Honey?

Manuka Honey
Common table sugar is 99% sucrose. Honey, on the other hand, is composed of glucose, fructose, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, antioxidants and oligosaccharides. Although relatively low in nutrients compared to other foods, honey contains more nutrients than table sugar. The major nutritional benefit of honey is the benefit of a concentrated source of energy with 100g of honey providing 304 Kcal, or 10.9% of the USDA Recommended Daily Intake (RDI).
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What is pasteurized Honey?

Manuka Honey
Granulation or crystallization occurs when glucose crystals grow, a natural process in all honey. Dark honey seems to crystallize faster than light colored honey. In grocery stores you will most likely liquid honey that has been heated to very high temperatures. This process is called pasteurization, in order to kill yeast spores. The store bought honey is also typically filtered to remove starter crystals.
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What is Raw Honey?

Manuka Honey
Raw honey is honey that has not been over-heated or over-strained. Excess heating, such as used to produce liquid honey, destroys the natural enzymes that the bees have added, including the substance producing hydrogen peroxide that gives honey part of its antibacterial activity. The usage of honey as a medicine is referred to in the most ancient written records. Honey was prescribed by the physicians of many ancient races of people for a wide variety of ailments.
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What is Manuka Honey?

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Manuka Honey is pure, raw, natural, organic honey collected from the flower of the tea tree bush (leptospermum scoparium) of New Zealand. Manuka Honey has been researched for over 20 years because of its amazing antibacterial qualities. Honey in general is soothing for the skin and provides it with important nutrients.
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