Give me the honey!


Best of the best: A study between Tualang honey, other types of local honey and Manuka honey found higher phenolic acids and flavonoids content in Tualang honey.

PETALING JAYA: Honey can actually confer many health benefits.

Dr Hanis Mastura Yahya, a senior lecturer and nutritionist from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, said 95% of honey’s dry weight is composed of carbohydrates (mainly in the forms of fructose and glucose), which are easily absorbed by the human body.

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