The imitations or honey mixtures have become quite common in the market, even though most of us are looking 100% natural honey. The problem with this is that, unfortunately, natural honey and mixed very easily be confused. If we see them on the counter, you can not tell which is pure and what is not. However, there are some ways to know if the honey we buy is pure and unmixed.
Pour the honey into the water. If the honey is impure, it will dissolve in water. Additive most commonly for honey is molasses (brown sugar syrup), which dissolves in water. If it is pure, then the honey will stay together and sink as a solid block in the background vessel.
The fire test.
Get a lighter and a candle with a cotton wick wick. This is the best test if have much honey to spare.
Dip the wick in honey and shake off the excess removed.
Try to light the fuse. If burned, then one hundred percent honey. If it resists being burned, then the presence of water is not letting the wick is lit. (If there is only a small amount of honey on the wick, can you turn. Only will produce a strange sound and you better start again, only this time with more honey).
The absorption test
Drop a few drops of honey on blotting paper and see if absorbed. If honey is absorbed then it is not pure.
If you do not have blotting paper, pour some honey on a white cloth and then clean the garment. If there is any stain on the garment because of the honey, then the honey will most likely not is pure.
The test of the mixture
Equal mixture of honey and alcohol (methanol). Stir well.
Pure honey will settle to the bottom. If the honey is impure, it is much more likely to remain dissolved in the solution, then it has a milky color.