@dr.emily.nutrition: MANUKA HONEY 101 AND HOW TO CHOOSE THE “RIGHT” ONE 🍯💛 The antibacterial activity of manuka honey is very well studied, but most of that research is looking at the properties of the honey itself or specific applications — not proving that eating increasingly high-UMF honey prevents illness in otherwise healthy people. And if you're buying it, this is where UMF comes in. It stands for Unique Manuka Factor and is a certification system for genuine New Zealand Manuka honey. You'll see numbers like UMF 5+, 10+, 15+ and 20+. Generally, the higher the UMF, the higher the concentration of key Manuka markers and the antimicrobial activity – it does not mean we've proved that eating UMF 20+ gives you twice the health benefit of UMF 10+. In other words, there isn't a magic UMF number where suddenly all of these health benefits kick in. So if you're buying it to enjoy as part of your everyday diet, you absolutely don't need to be hunting down the most expensive UMF 25+ jar in Waitrose. A UMF 5+ to 10+ is a perfectly reasonable place to start if you want genuine Manuka honey, while higher grades contain more of those bioactive markers but also come with a much bigger price tag. And that, for me, is the important distinction: there is genuinely interesting biology here. It’s something I personally take myself but I am expecting a miracle health benefit from it. Ok, hope this helped. Ly bye xx #manukahoney #coldandfluseason #immunity #wellnesstrends

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