Manuka
Comvita® is New Zealand's leading producer of UMF™ grade Mānuka Honey. Find out more about our high quality Mānuka Honey here.
"Mānuka honey comes from a complex collection of natural compounds that we call the Unique Mānuka Factors (UMF™) – and you won’t find it anywhere but in authentic New Zealand Mānuka Honey.
UMF™ is the only quality and rating system that independently certifies the presence and quality of all factors that make New Zealand mānuka honey unique, ensuring you get honey that meets your needs. Check for the UMF™ quality mark on the front of pack when choosing your mānuka honey.
The Unique Mānuka Factor Honey Association (UMFHA) independently tests and certifies every batch for four key factors that make the all-important UMF™ rating found on every jar of authentic mānuka honey. With the UMF™ rating, you can confidently choose the right option for you when investing in your health and wellness.
Not all Mānuka Honey's are UMF™ rated – only those which have been independently tested and verified by UMFHA are given a UMF™ rating. For more information visit UMF™ Quality Assurance system."
"The UMF™ grading system has two components which are expressed on any UMF™ licenced honey product:
1. The label claim that it is Mānuka
2. The number - this represents three chemical markers that indicate the content of this honey to ensure purity and quality. This includes the key chemical markers DHA, MGO, and Leptosperin.
For more information visit https://www.umf.org.nz/unique-manuka-factor/umf-quality-assurance-system/."
"The Comvita® Mānuka Honey Blend is a delicious blend of UMF™ 5+ Mānuka Honey, combined with other New Zealand forest honeys to bring you a superior tasting blend, rich in floral flavour. Choose the Mānuka Honey Blend as a high quality, pure table honey.
UMF™ 5+ is certified UMF™ New Zealand Mānuka Honey with a UMF rating of 5 or above. UMF™ is the Gold Standard in Mānuka, is independently tested and certified and measures the three signature compounds that ensures you’re getting genuine, monofloral Mānuka. Choose the UMF™ 5+ when you are looking for a natural sweetener that supports a healthy lifestyle."
"Mānuka honey truly is the golden standard of honey. Mānuka honey is produced from the characteristic nectar from the sweet-smelling flower of the Mānuka tree. Rich in amino acids, Vitamins B & C, antioxidants, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, and bioactive compounds, mānuka honey is a superfood and at the forefront of natural health sciences. No other honey has the volume or complexity of natural components at work like New Zealand Mānuka honey
Delicious, thick, and with a characteristic dark cream to dark brown colour, Mānuka honey has long been admired as an exceptional honey with a distinct, complex flavour and rich aroma unlike any other honey in the world.
Find out more here. "
"Mānuka Honey is unique to New Zealand and to obtain pure Mānuka Honey is a specialised task for beekeepers.
Mānuka Honey is more difficult to extract and has a limited harvest period as it is only collected at certain times of the year. The unique properties of Mānuka Honey are well understood by consumers around the world, thereby creating a continually high level of demand."
"Honey is a natural product, influenced by seasonal and regional conditions and the nectar source (the blossoms) visited by the bees. Honey colour ranges from nearly colourless to dark brown, and its flavour varies from delectably mild to distinctively bold.
Some areas produce paler honey than others. Like a good wine, honey will grow in flavour and darken with age."
"Comvita's honey is pure with no additives or preservatives and it is naturally GMO free."
"The nectar from plants is the sugar source for honey, it is always best to consult your healthcare profressional before consuming honey as they will have the best advice based on your specific health requirements."
"Mānuka Honey is a natural product with no additives or preservatives and has been taken by pregnant women for many years with no reported problems as a result of its ingestion."
"We do not recommend that honey be given to children under the age of one."
"No. Manuka Honey that is purchased in a jar is for oral/internal use only. Comvita® recommends sterile Medical-Grade honey products such as Comvita Medihoney® Antibacterial Wound Gel™ for use on wounds."
"Comvita Mānuka Honey has a ‘best before’ date of three years from packing, to guarantee the UMF™ rating remains accurate over the shelf life of the product. While the UMF™ rating will change over time, Mānuka honey is still safe to consume past the printed best before date if stored in the right conditions."
Propolis
Comvita Propolis is created by the bees from natural sap and resins found on trees. Trees produce these resins at the site of a plant injury and on new shoots. The bees collect the resin and carry it back to the hive where they mix beeswax and enzymes to make Propolis.
Comvita Propolis contains high levels of active bioflavonoids, with well known antioxidant properties. Propolis helps to support and maintain a healthy immune system.
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"At Comvita, we do not believe in testing on animals.
We do not conduct animal testing on any of our products or ingredients, nor commission others to test on our behalf. At no point is animal testing a part of our product development process and we are committed to this policy.
All of our products are extensively tested on humans only. We commonly test new products on ourselves and our family and friends. Any clinical trials have been conducted on humans. As our products are natural with our raw materials being either food or plant based, they do not pose any real risk to anyone consuming or applying them (unless they have allergies). We have been doing this for almost 50 years and have built a global reputation for the quality and efficacy of our products.
Regulatory requirements:
In some countries, as part of the product registration process, animal testing may be a mandatory legal requirement to provide evidence of consumer safety. If the relevant government authority deem it necessary, a third party laboratory carries out toxicological tests that may involve animals. They say this is required to ensure that products do not pose a risk to their consumers. Once the regulatory authorities have approved the product for sale, no further testing is carried out.
We are committed to working with the regulators in the countries we export to, to challenge both the necessity of the testing and to encourage alternative testing methods where possible. This is the most effective way we can lend our support to the groundswell of global opposition to this unnecessary practice."
"We source the majority of our honey supply from independent New Zealand beekeepers. This supply is complemented by our apiary operations.
For more information of the source of our Mānuka Honey, check Our Source."
