Low Moisture Content - Deepstash
Low Moisture Content

Low Moisture Content

Honey has a very low moisture content, typically around 17 to 18%. Bacteria and microorganisms require a certain level of moisture to thrive and multiply. In honey, the low moisture content inhibits the growth of these microorganisms, making it an inhospitable environment for spoilage.

11

302 reads

CURATED FROM

IDEAS CURATED BY

Similar ideas to Low Moisture Content

Why honey doesn’t spoil

  • Acidity. Most bacteria prefer neutral growing conditions. The enzymes bees use to break down the sugar in nectar make it more acidic and less appealing for bacterial growth.
  • Sugar content. Honey has a lot of sugar, but only 18% water, which is not ...

Honey: The Eternal Food

  • Part of the magic is that honey, which is basically a kind of sugar, has a negligible amount of moisture that does not let any bacteria or microorganisms spoil it.
  • Honey is also acidic, which does not let things survive in it.
  • Other hygroscopic sugars like molasses have a ...

Not Wanting A New Challenge

Not Wanting A New Challenge

We think we have worked all these years and achieved a certain level, and attempting something new and outrageously out of our league will make us into a ‘newbie’, something learning the ropes and making mistakes.

Getting out of our comfort zones may not feel ‘comfy’ but i...

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Personalized microlearning

100+ Learning Journeys

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates