Improvements in and relating to honey-based products

Fecha de publicación: 31/05/2002
Fuente: WIPO "honey"
Patent 502158

A method of manufacturing a honey-based product, including the steps of:
combining a carrier with a quantity of honey-including UMF honey having greater than 10% non-peroxide activity, active honey having up to 10% non-peroxide activity and non-active honey, separately or in combination; and
adding to the honey-carrier mixture a comestible therapeutic ingredient in portion to the weight of the honey powder-carrier mixture; and
optionally including additional flavouring and/or colouring ingredients as required; and
forming the mixture into a substantially dried form, and
the method characterised either by the honey ingredient comprising up to or more than 50% by weight of the combined ingredients. The substantially dried form of the honey-based product is envisaged to be particularly useful as an oral hygiene product, dietary supplement product, therapeutic product, whilst having a pleasant taste.