How to Make Bitter Orange Honey?

The plant that produces this honey is citrus trees – several species of the genus Citrus sp, including spring orange.
Areas, where this honey can be harvested in Iran’s Citrus orchards, are in temperate and tropical regions of northern and southern Iran. This honey can be harvested in March and May and can be offered to the world.

Nectar processed from citrus oranges, lemons, tangerines, spring oranges, and grapefruits by bees is known as citrus honey or bitter orange honey. It is important to note that bitter orange honey from southern Iran has less moisture and more aroma than bitter orange honey from northern Iran.

Features of bitter orange honey or citrus honey

This honey has a light color and is very fragrant, and our beekeepers set up their colonies in the citrus orchards of the country in early spring to harvest citrus, honey.

bitter orange honey has high amounts of vitamins, especially vitamins B3, B5, B2, and vitamin C, but it is weak in terms of phenolic compounds and antioxidant properties. Methyl anthranilate and hesperidin are known as the two determinants of bitter orange honey. In addition, highly citrus honey has significant amounts of caffeine.

bitter orange honey is one of the most delicious and fragrant honey in the world and has very high popularity and customer satisfaction in the world market. bitter orange honey produced in Iranian citrus orchards is of high quality

SCA can supply this unique honey in large volumes and with world-class quality

Bitter Orange Honey Benefits

• Tonic & Energizing
  • The first property of honey is tonic and energizing due to its richness in various sugars and fast digestion, and the use of honey as a natural and healthy sugar compound is very important in providing carbohydrates to the body cells for metabolism and normal function of all organs.

• Wound & burn treatment
  • The special property of honey is healing wounds and burns and repairing damaged tissues, which has been mentioned in traditional and modern medicine. The use of honey as a wound healer is the oldest human medicinal version of honey. In modern medicine, in recent decades the use of honey in the treatment of wounds and burns and even wound healing has increased due to the healing effect and repair of uncomplicated skin.

• Anti-cold & Cough
  • Treatment of colds, coughs and sore throats is another confirmed effect of honey in many sources and has been recommended by doctors and even in some countries including New Zealand, Australia and the UK use honey in doctors’ prescriptions to treat colds, sore throats, and coughs. Honey is also used directly and indirectly in anti-cough products.

• Honey & diabetes
  • The use of honey in type I and type II diabetes was associated with a significantly lower glycemic index than with glucose or sucrose in normal diabetes. Honey compared with dextrose caused a significantly lower rise in plasma glucose levels in diabetic subjects. It also caused a reduction in blood lipids, homocysteine levels, and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in normal and hyperlipidemic subjects. In earlier observations, it was found that honey stimulates insulin secretion, decreases blood glucose levels, elevates hemoglobin concentration, and improves lipid profile.

• Cardiovascular health
  • Honey contains antioxidants, so its consumption is beneficial for cardiovascular health. Honey helps skin health and is anti-aging.

• Antimicrobial properties
  • The most important property of honey is its antimicrobial properties. While honey is a purely edible substance and should be a good place for germs to grow, germs are killed by exposure to honey and their bodies are eventually destroyed. Because honey contains antibiotics and the enzyme diastase.

• Improve sleep disorders
  • Honey is hypnotic and people with sleep disorders are advised to drink a few tablespoons of honey be