I just bought a jar of “100% pure honey” with an expiration date of 2027. What gives? I thought honey never expires.

Question

Yes it says “expiration date 2027” not just “best before”. There is only one ingredient which is pure honey so it has no additives. Is it even possible for honey to expire and under what circumstances? It is famous for being a food that supposedly doesn’t expire ever.

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

Most supermarket honey isn’t honey. It’s honey flavoured rice syrup.
Honey, like some other foods (like orange juice and milk) isn’t required to list ingredients, so the bigger corporates take full advantage.