minus-squareGeeseTeeth@lemmy.worldtoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3000 years old and still perfectly edible.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThis is true! This in large part because honey is mostly sugar, this means it has very high osmotic potential (put simply, making it incredibly good at sucking up water, because water diffuses into it very easily) It’s also exactly why it lasts so long linkfedilink
This is true!
This in large part because honey is mostly sugar, this means it has very high osmotic potential (put simply, making it incredibly good at sucking up water, because water diffuses into it very easily)
It’s also exactly why it lasts so long