Many of the questions we get about our Manuka Honey products are about how to choose the best Manuka Honey. After all, it is the premium Honey in New Zealand with a worldwide reputation.
Whether it’s for a gift, for the first aid kit, or to enjoy as a sweetener, here’s how you can work out which Manuka Honey is best for you.
Which Manuka Honey is best to eat?
Manuka Honey is delicious. Its sweet, floral taste is the perfect addition to tea, porridge, toast and crumpets or on a cheese platter. Here’s one of our favourite recipes: Loaded oats with Manuka Honey
If you want a milder tasting everyday Manuka Honey, choose a Manuka Honey with 5+ UMF or less or MGO less than 100+
If you want a stronger tasting flavour or to take advantage of the unique superfood properties, choose a Manuka Honey with 10+ UMF or MGO 250+
Manuka Honey is one of the most luxurious ingredients you can use to keep your skin supple and bright.
If you want an everyday Manuka Honey product to keep your skin youthful, choose any of the range of Manuka Honey skincare and beauty products we’ve selected for you.
Over the centuries, Honey has been used by traditional healers and doctors as a natural remedy. The Egyptians, Greeks and field doctors during the wars all relied on honey.
In recent years scientists have looked into whether these traditional uses of Honey have any merit in our current modern first aid kit. And although the size and number of research studies are still small, there are fairly good indications that New Zealand Mānuka Honey really is a little bit special.