Mellivory
Mellivory is a term for the eating of
Etymology
The word mellivory derives from the Latin mel, "honey", and -vorous, "-eating".[1]
Nutrition
Honey is a
Mellivory by humans
Food
Over its history as a food the main uses of honey have lain in cooking, baking, confection, as a spread on bread, as an addition to various beverages such as tea, and as a sweetener in some commercial beverages.[5]
Due to its energy density, honey is an important food for virtually all hunter-gatherer cultures in warm climates, with the Hadza people ranking honey as their favorite food.[6] Honey hunters in Africa have a mutualistic relationship with certain species of honeyguide birds.[3][7]
Fermentation
Possibly the world's oldest
Mead varieties include drinks called
Traditional medicine
Honey is a
In myths and
Religious consumption
Humans consume honey as parts of some religions. In Judaism during
Mellivory by nonhuman animals
By invertebrates
There are several species of insects that are considered
By vertebrates
Honey is eaten by several types of mammals, notably
Honey and beeswax are also eaten by some birds, including honeyeaters and honeyguides, the latter of which are known to guide humans to bee colonies in order to partake in foraging mutualism.[7]
Mellivory by microorganisms
Honey, despite having limited antimicrobial properties,[4] is consumed by some microorganisms, particularly yeasts and spore-forming bacteria.[28] Notable fungi found in honey are Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus proliferans, Aspergillus spelunceus, Chaetomium globosum, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Daldinia concentrica, Emericella discophora, Emericella qinqixianii, Penicillium corylophilum, Penicillium decumbens, Penicillium polonicum, and Penicillium echinulatum, while notable bacteria species are Debaryomyces hansenii, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, Zygosaccharomyces mellis, Aureobasidium pullulans, and Cryptococcus uzbekistanensis.[29]
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Honey appears to heal partial thickness burns more quickly than conventional treatment (which included polyurethane film, paraffin gauze, soframycin-impregnated gauze, sterile linen and leaving the burns exposed) and infected post-operative wounds more quickly than antiseptics and gauze.
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