Description
Greek-style honey production preserves enzymatic activity and bioactive phenolics through gentle heating and infusion.
Technical
Bees enzymatically invert sucrose into glucose and fructose via invertase at hive temperatures (~35 °C). The honey is then gently warmed to 40–45 °C to dissolve glucose crystals while maintaining diastase and catalase activity, and infused with thyme or pine resin to introduce phenolic compounds such as thymol that enhance antioxidant capacity and act as natural preservatives.
Science
Primary Reaction
Sucrose inversion by invertase
Sensory Profile
Aroma ()
sweetherbalfloralwarmearthy
Origin & History
Civilization
Ancient Greeks
Era
c. 5th–2nd century BC/AD