🧾 What is it?
Medokomerc Linden Honey 500 g is 100% natural linden honey — a sweet, thick, syrupy substance produced from nectar collected by bees from linden blossoms. This honey is ready to eat without any further preparation; it typically has a subtle menthol flavour verging on a slight bitterness, with an intense aromatic scent and a distinctive taste characteristic of lime honey.
Linden honey has a long tradition in both gastronomy and folk medicine – it is traditionally used not only as a sweetener, but also as a remedy for colds and coughs.
🧪 Ingredients and allergens
✔️ Ingredients: 100 % natural honey (lime) – no added sugars or other additives.
⚠️ Allergens:
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Does not contain any mandatory allergens according to the manufacturer’s labelling.
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Warning: Honey is not recommended for children under 12 months of age due to the risk of botulism.
📊 Nutritional values (average per 100 g)
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Energy | ~1,394 kJ / ~328 kcal |
| Fat | 0 g |
| – of which saturated | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | ~81.7 g |
| – of which sugars | ~81.7 g |
| Protein | ~0.3 g |
| Salt | ~0 g |
| (Nutritional information applies to pure honey in general.) |
🍯 Taste and uses
✔️ Flavour: A mild to moderately strong sweetness with an aromatic, floral-menthol undertone typical of lime blossom honey.
✔️ Texture: Thick and sticky; may crystallise naturally – this is a common characteristic of honey and does not indicate a decline in quality.
📌 Recommended uses:
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🍵 In tea and hot drinks instead of sugar
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🥖 On pastries or pancakes
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🍯 As a sweetener in yoghurt, muesli or porridge
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🍋 For a cold — stir a spoonful into warm lemon water or tea (a traditional folk remedy)
🧊 Storage
➡️ Before opening: store at room temperature in a dry place, away from direct light (ideally up to 25 °C).
➡️ After opening: close the lid and store again at room temperature; honey does not need to be refrigerated.
Note: Honey may crystallise — if you want to restore its liquid consistency, warm the jar in a warm water bath (max. ~50 °C), but do not boil or overheat it (this destroys enzymes and some nutrients).
🧠 Summary
MEDOKOMERC Linden Honey 500 g is a high-quality Czech linden honey – 100 % natural with no added substances, featuring the characteristic aromatic flavour of linden blossoms. It is versatile as a sweetener, an addition to teas, desserts and healthy breakfasts, and is also traditionally used to relieve the symptoms of colds and coughs.
💡 Tip: If the honey crystallises, gently reheat it in a bain-marie to return it to a liquid state, so that it remains tasty and suitable for use in all recipes.
