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The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Volume IV - 2012 86  As prices of honey are rather expensive as compared to sugar prices, there is a production of arti fi cial honey. This arti fi cial honey is basically syrup added with arti fi cial honey fl avor and glucose syrup to make it stickier like real honey. The other way to make arti fi cial honey is converting syrup to have components that are similar to actual honey then later adding honey fl avor. Therefore, it is highly recommended that consumers make a careful decision and thoroughly seek for honey that has labels from standards of the Food and DrugAdministration before purchasing honey. Genuine honey should have following characteristics; viscous (showing that there is little water), the fragrant of honey and natural fl owers, no bubbles as a sign of rotting, no beeswax or bees contaminated, immaculate, and light yellow or dark brown color. People who are used to consuming honey can easily distinguish real honey from arti fi cial one through smelling and tasting. However, for those without experience, it would be very dif fi cult to do so without using chemical proof. Apart from differences in fl avor, smell, and colors, honey derived from different fl owers also contains different composition of sugar such as having different ratio of glucose and fructose. Therefore, honey obtained from different sources generally has different characteristics such as color, scent, taste, or ability to crystallize. For example, honey from rubber farm and white fl owers can all be crystallized after several hour frozen while honey from lychee fl owers can be less crystallized or honey from longan fl owers hardly crystallize at all under the same condition. Honey is not only used in medical industry but is also used in making dessert, bread, candies, ice-cream, or mixed in beverage such as lemon juice. Besides providing delicious fl avor, honey also contains high value of nutrition. Honey can be used as a replacement of sugar in any kinds of food. In addition, honey is currently one of essential ingredients in cosmetic industry such as soap, shampoo and cream. Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry has already launched standards for honey sold in Thailand. As an assurance that the consumed products are genuine, consumers should only purchase honey with labels of TISI trademark or buy honey from trustworthy sources. Organic Bee Pollen: Based on botany, it is pollen from wild fl owers or organic economic crops fl owers and collected by bees. This bee pollen is generated through Organic Honey of Thailand