Honey appeared much earlier than man, Accordingly bees have long association with him right from the time human race came into existence. With the passage of time, honey has emerged from the position of sweetener of the aboriginal man to that of a present day industrial product. Honey bees as pollinators of agricultural crops and orchards fruits. Were known but never understood on a rational and scientific basis. Similarly many myths associated with its nutritional excellence o therapeutics. Several bye-products like beeswax, royal jelly, bee venom have been finding use in modern time. Some specific types of honey like rubber honey, unifloral honeys, and other innovation like invert sugar, honey dew and Carvia callosa have also reached the commercial markets. It is imperative t6o known about them their identification and ascertainment of their purity and safety.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.N. Mahindru
Sh. S. N. Mahindru (b. 1930) is retired Chief Chemist from the Agmark Organisation of the Govt. of India. He has been Chief Consultant, Food Standards and Laws with MDH Ltd. For 13 years. His advice has been sought by several internationally organization dealing with food manufacture and its quality control. He is author of several books. Some have been accepted as standard reference text by the Board for Public Analyst Qualifying Examination under the prevention of Food Adulteration Act. 1954. Sh. S.N. Mahindru is a fellow of several scientific bodies like Institution of Chemist (India), Oil Technologist Association of India as well as Essential Oils Association of India, member of several expert committees of Bureau of India Standards, past president of Association of Food Scientist and Technologist (Delhi Chapter). He was member of National Task Force under Indian Council of Agriculture Research. He has also contributed a chapter entitled “Efficiency of Analytical Techniques†in the internationally acclaimed book “Treatises on Fats, Fatty Acids and Oleochemicalsâ€.
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