This 3,000-Year-Old Honey Is Still Edible #Shorts

Archaeologists opened a three-thousand-year-old Egyptian tomb and found pots of honey that were still good to eat. Honey almost never spoils: it's about 80% sugar and under 20% water, so bacteria dehydrate by osmosis before they can multiply; it's naturally acidic (pH 3–4); and bees add an enzyme that produces trace hydrogen peroxide, a built-in antiseptic. Crystallization is harmless — gentle warming melts it back. Sealed airtight and kept dry, honey outlives empires.

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Sources: https://spacedaily.com/j-honey-recovered-from-egyptian-tombs-sealed-more-than-3000-years-ago-has-been-found-still-edible-because-honeys-low-water-content-acidic-ph-and-the-hydrogen-peroxide-produced-by-bee-enzymes-create-an/ · https://consillar.com/blog/why-doesnt-honey-spoil-the-fascinating-food-science-explained

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