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Crystallisation of honey and its prevention. As honey crystallisation is called process of loss of crystals, that is transition of honey of a liquid condition in firm. Quality of honey thus does not change and does not worsen. Speed of crystallisation of honey depends as on botanical structure of plants from which it is collected, and from air and quality temperature sotov (in cells sotov there can be rests zakristallizovavshegosja honey, that accelerates crystallisation process).

The Honey collected from various plants, comprises unequal quantity of glucose (glucose), and the it in honey will be more, the crystallisation faster proceeds. As an example serves podsolnechnikovyj honey which often crystallises already in honeycombs.

For acceleration of crystallisation of liquid honey to it it is possible to add a small amount zakristallizovavshegosja honey. On the structure honey crystals can be coarse-grained, fine-grained and saloobraznymi.

Coarse-grained crystals of honey (the size of crystals more than 0,5 mm) are formed at insignificant speed of crystallisation. Addition in liquid honey zakristallizovavshegosja honey interferes with formation of coarse-grained crystals. The faster honey crystallisation, the less its crystals proceeds. Saloobraznaja crystallisation is formed in that case when honey store at air temperature nearby 14°С, and also at addition to liquid honey of a considerable quantity zakristallizovannogo honey.

If necessary to warn crystallisation of honey or to straighten zakristallizovavshijsja honey it heat up to temperature 40-41°С. At this temperature crystals of glucose containing in honey are dissolved. To boil honey it is impossible, as its quality (taste and colour) worsens and there is a process karamelizatsii: transformation inventirovannogo sugar in more difficult carbohydrates, vitamins and enzymes collapse.

Honey Clearing. Pumped out of sotov honey often comprises slices sotov, flower pollen, larvae, corpses of bees and other mechanical impurity. For clearing honey filter through a special sieve (or the filter), made of luzhenoj the metal grid passing honey and detaining mechanical impurity. At draining of crude honey in tanks to it some days allow to be defended. Thus impurity emerge upwards and them delete a scoop.