FLEUR DE SEL Virgin Sea Salt from Mani
February 25, 2025
(available in jars of net weight 400g)
It is believed that honey passed as therapeutic means from the Egyptians. It was called AMBROSIA, the food of the gods! Early thinkers like Homer, Pythagoras, Ovid, Democritus, Hippocrates mentioned that people should eat honey to preserve their health and vigor.
Aristoteles described the production of honey for the first time, and Hippocrates, known as the father of modern medicine, speaks about the healing virtues of honey: “ - cleans sores and ulcers, softens hard ulcers of the lips, heals running sores.” Because of Greece’s great variety of flora – around 6,500 different types, of which 1,500 are endemic, textures and colours -there are many different types of honey with an exciting range of tastes and properties. Among the definitely noblest Greek honey varieties, the thyme honey is certainly one of the well prized due to its delicacy and its unmistakable taste.
Thanks to its soft golden and crystalline color, this honey is one of the most delicate and most sought after variety. It is often available in limited quantities. The Thyme honey we offer you distilled from the wild landscapes of Mani is harvested in the wider Laconian land blessed with remarkable diversity of rare plants endemic to the Peloponnese, achieve it unique delicate flavor and aroma, through the nectar that honeybees gather from the dominant plant source and the unique characteristics of geography and climate of Mani.
Aromatic and with distinctive taste the honey of Mani, along with the fine extra virgin olive oil, the pure sea salt, the wild oregano is among the most famous local products. For us this honey is really precious as is one of ingredients of excellent quality we use in our everyday cooking.
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
Greece is well recognized for its extraordinary variety of medicinal and aromatic herbs and plants, which carry their aromas and essence into Greek pure honey, which is considered by many to be the best in the world.
Honey, at a rate of about 95-99%, consists of sugars (fructose and glucose). For this reason, it’s considered a natural sweetener with many attributed properties for thousands of years. In the remaining 1 - 5% we will find a wide range of minerals, vitamins, trace elements and antioxidants!
Greek honey contains over 180 nutrients that skyrocket its nutritional value and it is one of the symbols of the healthy Mediterranean diet!
Thyme honey from Mani is a product unique in its kind, a feast of tints of the amber color, flavors and aromas, an excellent source of minerals as iron, sulfur, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium etc.
“O! my Honey” Health Benefits:
· Strengthens the immune system Is anti-inflammatory
· Supports digestion and improves gut health
· Is high in B vitamins which help strengthen the nervous system
· Is high in antioxidants and has anti-carcinogenic properties
· Soothes the throat Induces relaxation and helps sleep
· Gives energy
Nutrition declaration per 100g
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 1295 Kj / 304 kcal |
| Total Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 0 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 73 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Product of Organic Farming - GR BIO O3
QUALITY | PRODUCTION | PACKING
The best way to present and describe the qualities of Mani’s thyme honey we choose to offer you is also a great culinary advice: "Taste it"!
A 100% Greek excellence of flavor, taste, special softness and delicacy.
“O! my Honey” is AUTHENTIC HONEY FROM THYME AND AROMATIC PLANTS. FROM THE UNIQUE NATURE OF MANIATIC LAND.The exceptional biodiversity of its mountains, which are dominated in abundance by self-lighting wild thyme, aromatic plants and wild flowers, characterize the uniqueness of Maniatiko thyme honey.The beehives are placed away from cultivated areas rich in food, meticulously selected, without any disturbance or interference.It is characterized by the pleasant light taste, excellent aroma and unchanged color, without absolutely any addition of preservatives. Unique, healthy and complete food that contains only natural sugars, gives energy, well-being, longevity and strengthens the body's natural defenses.
BUT…. Modern agricultural practices and pesticides, global warming and the growth of urban centers that reduce the available "space" of bees are just some of the reasons why their number is declining.
What can we do to help?
Green backyards and gardens even the flower pots on the balcony can be vital resources for bees. Especially beekeeping plants such the lavender, hollyhock, hellebore, different aromatic spices can contribute to the health and number of bees by providing shelter and food.
So, let's do our best to continue enjoying pure honey, keeping the ecosystem called Earth, healthy!
With respect to the environment and our customers, we use high quality glass jars, reusable, eco-friendly and 100% recyclable.
Packed and labeled by hand. Sealed with a protection side, temper evident stripe so as to maintain the excellent quality of “O! my Honey”, Thyme & Aromatic blossoms Honey from Mani.
Store in a dry and dark place to enjoy the unique taste until the last spoon!