Box of 140g Wendell Estate Natural Raw Honey

Only the quantity of honey in the jar. Like all our jars, each 140g (4.9oz) jar of Wendell Estate’s natural raw honey represents the best honey produced by our bees each summer. We don’t do process, blend or batch the honey: We simply extract the honey from the honeycombs with a centrifuge and package it directly into the retail jars—usually within a day of harvesting from the beehives. While individuals with exceptionally discerning taste and smell may detect subtle variations between any two jars of Wendell Estate Honey, attributable to honey from different apiaries being packaged each day, we assure you that every jar of natural raw honey meets our highest quality standards.

140 grams (4.9 ounces) contains 7 one-tablespoon (21g) servings. That’s enough for a week’s breakfast toast with our uniquely delicious natural raw honey.

Infants less than one year of age should not consume natural raw honey (or honey of any kind) because there’s a risk of developing infant botulism. The digestive systems of infants are not yet fully populated by the usual healthy gut bacteria. If an infant ingests honey containing C. botulinum spores, there is a potential for these spores to become activated and proliferate in the infant’s intestines, gradually releasing their toxin. Once infants have passed their first birthday, their intestines have been colonized by healthy bacteria and they are no longer susceptible to infant botulism.

People with diabetes should monitor their blood sugar levels when consuming honey. Natural raw honey has a glycemic index that’s comparable to that of fruit.

Natural raw honey is honey as it’s found in a beehive. It is unheated and unfiltered, so it contains all the pollen and enzymes that are thought to confer its numerous health benefits. Most of the larger brands of honey on store shelves have been pasteurized and ultrafiltered to prevent crystallization and possible fermentation. These advantages are offset by some disadvantages. The heating of pasteurization destroys some of the healthy bee enzymes. Ultrafiltration removes the pollen, which has two negatives. Bee pollen is healthy (granted the amount of bee pollen in honey is very small). Probably more importantly, when the pollen is removed from the honey it’s almost impossible to determine the floral source of the honey and much more difficult to assess whether the honey has been adulterated with cheaper sugar syrups.