Manuka honey

Manuka honey is a special honey made from the nectar of the flowers of the South Sea myrtle or manuka shrub (Leptospermum scoparium). This shrub grows almost exclusively in New Zealand.

Manuka honey is primarily known for its exceptional properties.

Manuka honey occupies an outstanding special position due to its unusually high activity. The Institute of Food Chemistry at TU Dresden has identified the active ingredient that is primarily responsible for this: methylglyoxal (MGO). In contrast to normal honey, only New Zealand Manuka honey contains a significantly high level:

❗️Other honeys: 0 to 20 mg/kg MGO

❗️Manuka honeys: 20 to 800 mg/kg MGO

Manuka honey is traditionally used externally and internally.

Enjoy Manuka honey pure from the spoon and let it melt slowly on your tongue.

Like other honey, you can of course also add Manuka honey to bread, muesli or smoothies. As MGO is heat-resistant, you can also stir the honey into tea without any problems. However, wait until the tea has cooled down to drinking temperature, as other ingredients in the honey are destroyed above around 40°C.

It is recommended to take one teaspoon daily to support general well-being.

When used in a targeted manner, it can be used according to personal needs. Manuka honey is a natural product.

In addition to the valuable ingredient methylglyoxal, the limited natural occurrence of the South Sea myrtle contributes to the higher price of manuka honey. The manuka plant grows almost exclusively in New Zealand and only flowers for a few weeks a year, which means that the bees only have a short period of time to collect nectar.

In addition, the bees that produce manuka honey have to be taken to remote and sometimes hard-to-reach areas, as the shrub does not grow everywhere.

The South Sea myrtle, also known as manuka (from Māori: Mānuka), is a shrub plant related to the Australian tea tree and is almost exclusively native to New Zealand. Manuka has been used by the Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, for many generations.

The effects of manuka honey first attracted attention in the 1930s when New Zealand dairy farmers fed it to their cows and noticed that they suffered significantly fewer illnesses than cows that had not previously been fed manuka honey. Since the 1980s, scientific publications have increasingly referred to the properties of manuka honey.

In recent years, this exceptional honey has also become known in Europe thanks to further research (including at the Technical University of Dresden by Prof. Thomas Henle) and numerous media reports.

You can usually recognize genuine Manuka honey by its MGO certification, which guarantees the methylglyoxal (MGO) content.

Look out for clear indications of origin from New Zealand and official seals. In the best case, it is an original bottling directly from New Zealand.

Reputable brands also offer the option of tracing the origin of the honey using a batch number or QR code to ensure authenticity.

The indication "MGO 250+" means that it contains at least 250 mg/kg of the active ingredient methylglyoxal (MGO).

We also refer to our TranzAlpine Manuka Honey MGO 250+ as the all-rounder.

The higher the content, the more intense the honey and the taste. As is usual with natural products, the differences in the MGO values of Manuka honey are due to factors such as location, weather conditions, time of harvest, storage...

The indication "MGO 400+" means that it contains at least 400 mg/kg of the active ingredient methylglyoxal (MGO).

We also refer to our TranzAlpine Manuka Honey MGO 400+ as the strong one.

The higher the content, the more intense the honey and the taste. As is usual with natural products, the differences in the MGO values of Manuka honey are due to factors such as location, weather conditions, time of harvest, storage...

The indication "MGO 300+" means that it contains at least 300 mg/kg of the active ingredient methylglyoxal (MGO).

We also refer to our TranzAlpine Manuka Honey MGO 300+ as the little powerful one.

The higher the content, the more intense the honey and the taste. As is usual with natural products, the differences in the MGO values of Manuka honey are due to factors such as location, weather conditions, time of harvest, storage...

The indication "MGO 550+" means that it contains at least 550 mg/kg of the active ingredient methylglyoxal (MGO).

We also refer to our TranzAlpine Manuka Honey MGO 550+ as the extra strong.

The higher the content, the more intense the honey and the taste. As is usual with natural products, the differences in the MGO values of Manuka honey are due to factors such as location, weather conditions, time of harvest, storage...

The indication "MGO 100+" means that it contains at least 100 mg/kg of the active ingredient methylglyoxal (MGO).

We also refer to our TranzAlpine Manuka Honey MGO 100+ as the entry-level honey.

The higher the content, the more intense the honey and the taste. As is usual with natural products, the differences in the MGO values of Manuka honey are due to factors such as location, weather conditions, time of harvest, storage...