Honey
Energy: ~304 kcal / 100 g (planning figure - the product label is the final reference)
How this figure was derived
- Read from
- ~304 kcal / 100 g
- Energy density
- 304 kcal / 100 g
- Basis
- Per 100 g — a weight. Applying it to a volume would be wrong.
- Example, at 30 g
- 304 kcal / 100 g × 30 g ÷ 100 = ≈ 91 kcal
A planning figure, not a laboratory analysis. It is here so a recipe can be reasoned about, not so it can be declared on a menu.
Shelf life: Effectively indefinite sealed and stored dry; crystallization is natural, not spoilage.
Storage: Ambient, sealed, dry. Re-liquefy crystallized honey in a warm water bath — high heat flattens the aroma.
- Honey lattes and flat whites
- Honey-lemon-ginger warm drinks
- Sweetening herbal infusions — add once drinkable-warm, not boiling
Never serve honey to infants under 1 year — infant botulism risk, no exceptions. For everyone else it is still free sugar and counts toward WHO added-sugar limits (under 10% of daily energy, ideally under 5%).