Fana Naturals sources No. 1 White Honey from True Source Certified Canadian beekeepers for the purpose of supplying importers across the world.
We only source the best quality honey. To be graded No. 1, the honey is a blend that must meet all of the following requirements, as set out by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
- be the food derived from the nectar of blossoms or from secretions of or on the living parts of plants by the work of honey bees;
- have a consistency that is fluid, viscous or partly or wholly crystallized;
- meet the composition requirements set out in section 11;
- have a diastase activity, determined after processing and blending, as represented by a diastase figure on the Gothe scale of:
(i) not less than eight if the hydroxymethylfurfural content is not more than 40 mg/kg; or
(ii) not less than three if the hydroxymethylfurfural content is not more than 15 mg/kg;
- have no deterioration seriously affecting its edibility, appearance or shipping quality;
- contain not more than 17.8% moisture or, if its container bears the word “pasteurized” or “pasteurisé“, not more than 18.6% moisture;
- be free from any foreign material that would be retained on a screen having a sieve opening of 0.1778 mm and made of wire having a diameter of 0.09 mm;
- contain not more than 0.1% water insoluble solids or, if its container bears the word “pressed” or “de presse“, not more than 0.5% water insoluble solids;
- have a flavour characteristic of its colour class and be free from any objectionable flavour, aroma or taint;
if its container bears the word “liquid” or “liquide“, be clear, bright, uniform in colour and free from visible crystals; and - if its container bears the word “creamed”, “en crème” or another word indicating that the contents are granulated, have a smooth fine texture and complete and uniform granulation.