Sure it must be worth it, it’s been tested in a lab and certified, and even has a pseudo medical graphic on it.
2 spoons of that should clear up your carbuncles, fix that wonky eye of yours and get rid of that lower back pain you’ve had for years but never bothered talking to your doctor about.
No, I am happy with my locally produced Irish honey, fiver a jar.
“Manuka honey has antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties” – so does all honey.
Any of the health benefits promised by manuka seem awfully similar to natural honey in general.
You’d be better off buying honey from a local apiary, as there is some evidence that local honey may help with allergies(though more studies are needed) and you’d also be supporting not just the bees but local businesses too.
It’s half that price online. Still a scam though
Tried it a long time ago. It was 25 euro. It tasted awful & made f*ck all difference. Should have bought a bunch of it and sat on it until now. Could have been sitting on a gold mine!
Heard the head of Irish beekeepers speak on this before. He said the only difference between this and other honey is that there’s been some study on it and that all honey is basically the same.
It’s a load of bollocks. Only lauded as having massive health benefits by the people who weren’t able to sell it in the first place. Just another scam.
Yeah, had some and brought a jar back when I was over there. It’s good, but for the price you showed you’d better be getting a blow job with it too
Manuka Honey is to other honey what the Apple iPhone is to midrange android phones. Is it better? Probably. Is it worth €100 more than the the other honeys. Not a chance. You’re buying the name. My bet is there is a serious overlap between the target market for a €110 jar of honey and a €2000 phone.
For that price, I would want the fish out of the mouth of Fiona Mac Cumhail or the Philosopher’s stone from the Mirror of Erised
Is that Ardkeen stores? I cannot imagine that they will shift too many jars
No idea where that is but it can definitely be gotten cheaper here. I’ve bought it in the past for under 20 euro which is still expensive but that’s just extortionate.
Price varies a lot by that MGO number, 525 is very high which is why this one is so expensive.
You can get one cheaper but I swear by it only thing helped me to recover from covid
Hanuka money
I won’t bathe in anything less.
Seems bs to me, but I usually say that if there’s no clinical trial.
So I actually worked in Holland and Barrett and these are incredibly overpriced primarily due to them being imported from New Zealand. A further complication is that they are bought into the UK but then there’s further tax getting them across to Ireland post-Brexit. But the short version is that the price is still ludicrous. As has been noted all organic honey will help but to be fair Manuka honey is superior by a country mile. So yeah, that’s my input.
It’s not Manuka unless it’s new Zealand Manuka and it’s a miracle for immunity and soothing sore throats especially….but the price is basic economic rule of supply and demand during a sudden trend.
Cheap honey is a blend of EU and Non-EU (i.e. China) honey usually, and loses a lot of health properties due to the extra processing. However, Irish heather honey and other local honey has practically the same benefits of manuka (or so I’ve read), and usually for under a tenner. Better to support the local producers (and bees!) rather than something shipped halfway across the world in my book.
Bought a jar of it years ago before it hit gold prices. Barely used. It aint as nice as normal honey, its more like there’s wax mixed in or something. Waste of money then, a joke now.
I’m not an expert (or even super well informed) but the advice I was given by a beekeeper is that the best honey for you is made within about 30km. I don’t know the science but apparently the fact that the pollen used is from your own ecosystem means it has slightly better properties and can fight inflammation etc.
Also if it’s all bollocks then support local I guess.
The touted health benefits of manuka are sketchy at best
The touted health benefits of local honey are equally sketchy – all that stuff about allergy protection is unproven.
Just look for some Irish Heather Honey is practically the same regarding its properties and consistency. And delicious.
If you really want to try high MGO mauka honey try this site. They often have sales of it, I guess when it’s close to sell by date. It’s not worth paying €100 when you can get it for €22 instead
The higher the MGO, the higher the strength, hence the extreme price. The worst bit is people will buy this and stick in it hot water with lemon. The hot water kills the antibacterial benefit in it, so it’s just an expensive hot drink.
Mānuka honey is actually a fantastic antibacterial substance, and this is a well studied fact. Nutritionally now on the other hand, there’s no known benefit, so just eat it it if you like the taste.
But as the health food industry picked up on the medical benefits, and decied to roll with it hoping we wouldn’t ask questions and just eat it and that’s how we end up with €109 for honey with a questionally labelled certification on our shelves today.
They haven’t done a great job of regulating the brand ‘mānuka’ though so a lot of what you see on the shelves is questionable so it’s hard to put too much faith into any MGO figures tbh, and open to counterfit goods so it’s honestly just not worth the price unless you just like the taste/price point.
The real question should be – do you want to buy €109 for 500g of anti bacterial cream to treat wounds naturally if you want to get your moneys worth here, because it’s doubtful the honey is worth the taste.
The best honey are in polish shop. Manuka honey is just a marketing, nothing magic about it.
I was in NZ B4 COVID. Tour guide there said kiwi fruit are actually Chinese gooseberries that NZers thought were really nice. They couldn’t sell them so they rebranded as kiwi fruit and it took off but they never patented it or whatever and were not able to lock out the IP to their country. Now Italy is the biggest producer of kiwis. They were pretty sore about it and have been very assertive about IPing new cultivars like golden kiwis
Some Muppet researchers did a paper on the local belief that their honey is class, found a beneficent protein or something associated with the endemic manuka tea tree and on the back of it they geo locked the brand of honey and aggressively marketed it abroad pretty cynically looking to exploit yolos
They had a mentality about these things based on soreness over how the kiwi played out, so it’s an entirely disingenuous export driven phenomenon and fair fucks to them for it. Paying 110 squids for honey, is imbecilic
Not only what others are saying, but heather honey has the same health calibre. Unfortunately you have to know someone that has bees on a mountain to be sure…
The magical elixir that prevents national bankruptcy of NewZealand. Enormous amount of money paid for marketing Manuka Honey. However, as others have mentioned, there are many studies on Manuka honey, and it is proven to help with some medical conditions, at least for now. Keep in mind that it loses its potency over time, so ensure the honey is recently produced and avoid older jars.
There are two known rating systems for Manuka honey:
MGO rating: This measures the methylglyoxal content per kilogram, with higher levels claiming a stronger effect.
UMF rating: This goes beyond MGO, testing for other compounds like Leptosperin, Dihydroxyacetone, and Hydroxymethylfurfural, which indicate quality and genuineness. Notably, the UMF test checks for low hydroxymethylfurfural, as this heat-sensitive compound increases with processing and can have negative health effects. All honey has it, but the test ensures minimal amounts.
As with any complex topic, without proper knowledge, we risk scams or even health issues.
Yeah very expensive, quality is there when you eat it. Bought some a while back when I had some stomach issues, someone suggested it might help, it is nice but not something I would put on my regular shopping list
Allegedly there is 6 times the amount of Manuka honey in the world than has ever been produced.
I worked in health stores for over a decade. Yes it has wonderful benefits but I would only use it if:
1. you have a wound that needs healing
2. You’re have a strep throat or something like that
There’s no reason to spend that amount of money on something to use daily. Another hint is to not buy in Holland & Barret. Their brands are often subpar at high prices. Also forgot to mention you would be better off paying a bit more than a average supermarket honey buying a local honey to yourself. Closer to you the better. Try source a local beekeeper.
Price looks about right for a Holland & Barrett though this is half price online. Anyhoo, H&B sell a lot of weird products that imply health benefits while weaseling out of outright stating it – probably because most products they sell don’t do a whole lot except separate people from their money.
The term “manuka” is not trademarked, so even if you pay for it, there’s a pretty low chance that it would be genuine manuka honey… however, the health benefits have been touted! It’s supposedly one of the few genuine holistic medicines..
Lol H&B are taking the piss here
Honey is one of the few food items where I will read the label in full.
99% of the honey in the shops is made from a blend of honeys from different parts of Europe. I’ll happily spend 6 or 7 quid on genuine local honey. (I’m guessing it’s more expensive in ireland)
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These ClubCard prices are getting out of hand!
No, there’s no evidence for it.
Sure it must be worth it, it’s been tested in a lab and certified, and even has a pseudo medical graphic on it.
2 spoons of that should clear up your carbuncles, fix that wonky eye of yours and get rid of that lower back pain you’ve had for years but never bothered talking to your doctor about.
No, I am happy with my locally produced Irish honey, fiver a jar.
“Manuka honey has antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties” – so does all honey.
Any of the health benefits promised by manuka seem awfully similar to natural honey in general.
You’d be better off buying honey from a local apiary, as there is some evidence that local honey may help with allergies(though more studies are needed) and you’d also be supporting not just the bees but local businesses too.
It’s half that price online. Still a scam though
Tried it a long time ago. It was 25 euro. It tasted awful & made f*ck all difference. Should have bought a bunch of it and sat on it until now. Could have been sitting on a gold mine!
Heard the head of Irish beekeepers speak on this before. He said the only difference between this and other honey is that there’s been some study on it and that all honey is basically the same.
It’s a load of bollocks. Only lauded as having massive health benefits by the people who weren’t able to sell it in the first place. Just another scam.
Yeah, had some and brought a jar back when I was over there. It’s good, but for the price you showed you’d better be getting a blow job with it too
Manuka Honey is to other honey what the Apple iPhone is to midrange android phones. Is it better? Probably. Is it worth €100 more than the the other honeys. Not a chance. You’re buying the name. My bet is there is a serious overlap between the target market for a €110 jar of honey and a €2000 phone.
For that price, I would want the fish out of the mouth of Fiona Mac Cumhail or the Philosopher’s stone from the Mirror of Erised
Is that Ardkeen stores? I cannot imagine that they will shift too many jars
No idea where that is but it can definitely be gotten cheaper here. I’ve bought it in the past for under 20 euro which is still expensive but that’s just extortionate.
Price varies a lot by that MGO number, 525 is very high which is why this one is so expensive.
You can get one cheaper but I swear by it only thing helped me to recover from covid
Hanuka money
I won’t bathe in anything less.
Seems bs to me, but I usually say that if there’s no clinical trial.
Either way, someone at BBC wrote about it
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/21sD2l323f9hzdfM7Smw9B4/is-manuka-honey-worth-the-money
Local honey is the best.
So I actually worked in Holland and Barrett and these are incredibly overpriced primarily due to them being imported from New Zealand. A further complication is that they are bought into the UK but then there’s further tax getting them across to Ireland post-Brexit. But the short version is that the price is still ludicrous. As has been noted all organic honey will help but to be fair Manuka honey is superior by a country mile. So yeah, that’s my input.
It’s not Manuka unless it’s new Zealand Manuka and it’s a miracle for immunity and soothing sore throats especially….but the price is basic economic rule of supply and demand during a sudden trend.
Cheap honey is a blend of EU and Non-EU (i.e. China) honey usually, and loses a lot of health properties due to the extra processing. However, Irish heather honey and other local honey has practically the same benefits of manuka (or so I’ve read), and usually for under a tenner. Better to support the local producers (and bees!) rather than something shipped halfway across the world in my book.
Bought a jar of it years ago before it hit gold prices. Barely used. It aint as nice as normal honey, its more like there’s wax mixed in or something. Waste of money then, a joke now.
I’m not an expert (or even super well informed) but the advice I was given by a beekeeper is that the best honey for you is made within about 30km. I don’t know the science but apparently the fact that the pollen used is from your own ecosystem means it has slightly better properties and can fight inflammation etc.
Also if it’s all bollocks then support local I guess.
Honey, I shrunk my wallet.
There’s more manuka sold than manuka produced –
[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/the-manuka-honey-scandal-9577344.html](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/the-manuka-honey-scandal-9577344.html)
The touted health benefits of manuka are sketchy at best
The touted health benefits of local honey are equally sketchy – all that stuff about allergy protection is unproven.
Just look for some Irish Heather Honey is practically the same regarding its properties and consistency. And delicious.
If you really want to try high MGO mauka honey try this site. They often have sales of it, I guess when it’s close to sell by date. It’s not worth paying €100 when you can get it for €22 instead
https://manukadoctor.ie
The higher the MGO, the higher the strength, hence the extreme price. The worst bit is people will buy this and stick in it hot water with lemon. The hot water kills the antibacterial benefit in it, so it’s just an expensive hot drink.
Mānuka honey is just honey that is from the [mānuka tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/leptospermum_scoparium) which is native to NZ, and was typically just a ‘regular’ honey until the health food industry picked it up. Still though, you can get it as a honey for eating for less than than €10 for 500g e.g. [Arataki Manuka Honey MGO 70+ 500g for € 9.58](https://www.paknsave.co.nz/shop/product/5040305_ea_000pns)
Mānuka honey is actually a fantastic antibacterial substance, and this is a well studied fact. Nutritionally now on the other hand, there’s no known benefit, so just eat it it if you like the taste.
But as the health food industry picked up on the medical benefits, and decied to roll with it hoping we wouldn’t ask questions and just eat it and that’s how we end up with €109 for honey with a questionally labelled certification on our shelves today.
They haven’t done a great job of regulating the brand ‘mānuka’ though so a lot of what you see on the shelves is questionable so it’s hard to put too much faith into any MGO figures tbh, and open to counterfit goods so it’s honestly just not worth the price unless you just like the taste/price point.
The real question should be – do you want to buy €109 for 500g of anti bacterial cream to treat wounds naturally if you want to get your moneys worth here, because it’s doubtful the honey is worth the taste.
Also [Mānuka Honey 525+ MGO 500G — £39.99](https://www.manukalab.co.uk/products/manuka-honey-525-mgo-15-umf-500g) from the company’s website so (Holland and Barret I assume) as taking the piss here altogether, although I note on their website [it’s ‘on sale’ for €54.99](https://www.hollandandbarrett.ie/shop/product/manuka-lab-manuka-honey-mgo-525-6100149039)
The best honey are in polish shop. Manuka honey is just a marketing, nothing magic about it.
I was in NZ B4 COVID. Tour guide there said kiwi fruit are actually Chinese gooseberries that NZers thought were really nice. They couldn’t sell them so they rebranded as kiwi fruit and it took off but they never patented it or whatever and were not able to lock out the IP to their country. Now Italy is the biggest producer of kiwis. They were pretty sore about it and have been very assertive about IPing new cultivars like golden kiwis
Some Muppet researchers did a paper on the local belief that their honey is class, found a beneficent protein or something associated with the endemic manuka tea tree and on the back of it they geo locked the brand of honey and aggressively marketed it abroad pretty cynically looking to exploit yolos
They had a mentality about these things based on soreness over how the kiwi played out, so it’s an entirely disingenuous export driven phenomenon and fair fucks to them for it. Paying 110 squids for honey, is imbecilic
Not only what others are saying, but heather honey has the same health calibre. Unfortunately you have to know someone that has bees on a mountain to be sure…
The magical elixir that prevents national bankruptcy of NewZealand. Enormous amount of money paid for marketing Manuka Honey. However, as others have mentioned, there are many studies on Manuka honey, and it is proven to help with some medical conditions, at least for now. Keep in mind that it loses its potency over time, so ensure the honey is recently produced and avoid older jars.
There are two known rating systems for Manuka honey:
MGO rating: This measures the methylglyoxal content per kilogram, with higher levels claiming a stronger effect.
UMF rating: This goes beyond MGO, testing for other compounds like Leptosperin, Dihydroxyacetone, and Hydroxymethylfurfural, which indicate quality and genuineness. Notably, the UMF test checks for low hydroxymethylfurfural, as this heat-sensitive compound increases with processing and can have negative health effects. All honey has it, but the test ensures minimal amounts.
As with any complex topic, without proper knowledge, we risk scams or even health issues.
Yeah very expensive, quality is there when you eat it. Bought some a while back when I had some stomach issues, someone suggested it might help, it is nice but not something I would put on my regular shopping list
Allegedly there is 6 times the amount of Manuka honey in the world than has ever been produced.
I worked in health stores for over a decade. Yes it has wonderful benefits but I would only use it if:
1. you have a wound that needs healing
2. You’re have a strep throat or something like that
There’s no reason to spend that amount of money on something to use daily. Another hint is to not buy in Holland & Barret. Their brands are often subpar at high prices. Also forgot to mention you would be better off paying a bit more than a average supermarket honey buying a local honey to yourself. Closer to you the better. Try source a local beekeeper.
Price looks about right for a Holland & Barrett though this is half price online. Anyhoo, H&B sell a lot of weird products that imply health benefits while weaseling out of outright stating it – probably because most products they sell don’t do a whole lot except separate people from their money.
The term “manuka” is not trademarked, so even if you pay for it, there’s a pretty low chance that it would be genuine manuka honey… however, the health benefits have been touted! It’s supposedly one of the few genuine holistic medicines..
Lol H&B are taking the piss here
Honey is one of the few food items where I will read the label in full.
99% of the honey in the shops is made from a blend of honeys from different parts of Europe. I’ll happily spend 6 or 7 quid on genuine local honey. (I’m guessing it’s more expensive in ireland)