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JARRAH HONEY - Batch A09

Jarrah Honey is Australia's best kept secret. A honey from the ancient Jarrah forests, native to only small pockets of the southern regions of Western Australia, whose trees - the Eucalyptus Marginata trees - flowers only every two years. This honey is rare and highly antimicrobial. It is rich in antioxidants and its smooth malty caramel flavour profile tastes just divine!

LAB TEST RESULTS:

Total Activity Score

Strong Confidence Rating: TA 35+

Actual Result: >TA35

Total Activity is a measure of the bioactive properties of the honey and indicates the antibacterial strength. This test is currently accurate on a scale of 0-35+ with the highest possible rating Jarrah Honey receives the highest possible rating that the test measures at 35+.

Many people are familiar with Manuka Honey and its associated bioactivity markers. What is not common knowledge is that our Australian native honeys are very comparable to the most bioactive Manukas. Research has found that Jarrah Honeys (TA 35+), have up to 90% greater activity than average levels found in Manuka honeys. See the table below which provides a comparison between MGO found in Manuka honey to Total Activity found in honeys from Western Australia.

Click here to view A09's Total Activity Lab test results.

Antibacterial Activity Value (AAV)

600+

Antibacterial Activity Value is a measure of the bioactive potency of honeys that has been developed by the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Honey Bee Products at the University of WA (UWA) that takes in multiple markers and measures the honey's effectiveness to fight strains of pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria.

AAV measures of between 600-700 are some of the highest bioactive products available.

Above is a comparison table to show how AAV compares with other measures.

Click here to learn more about the revolutionary work that is being undertaken in Western Australian research into the AAV properties of honey.

Purity - Floral Signature

Jarrah honey has a unique nectar signature of six phenolics.

Fingerprint analysis looks at the non-sugar components (phenolic compounds) of honey. These compounds provide an indication of the honey's floral source when lab-tested using high performance thin layer chromatography. The resulting analysis provides the honey's signature or fingerprint.

Jarrah has a unique nectar signature of six phenolic compounds that are expressed in the following signatures at 254m, 366m, and white light and 366 m derivatised.

Download the lab result purity certificate here.

REGION SPOTLIGHT

The world-class Adventure Trail town of Collie is surrounded by pristine forests perfect for hiking, biking - and for bee foraging! The Wellington National Park and forests surrounding Collie are full of Jarrah, Marri and Yarri trees, as well as spectacular water wonderlands, including Honeymoon Pool, Black Diamond Lake and Minninup Pool - fed in from the Wellington Dam.

The Collie River courses through to Lake Kepwari, an idyllic waterside spot flush with redfin perch and marron.

Collie’s lush landscape is just a two-hour drive south of Perth, nestled in the heart of the Darling Ranges, Collie is a thriving country town. From the old goods shed to the well-preserved railway station and footbridge, Collie's heritage architecture reveals its coal-mining history.

Discover more about this region on the Western Australia - Walking on a Dream Website.

Discover the Collie Region