Buckwheat Honey
Buckwheat honey is an added sugar like all honey, but contains higher polyphenol levels than light honey. Not safe for infants under 12 months due to Clostridium botulinum spore risk.
What it is
Dark amber honey produced by bees foraging buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) flowers.
Sweetener; high-polyphenol dark honey with malty flavor.
Why it's flagged
- added sugar
- infant botulism risk in children under 12 months
What regulators actually say
"Do not feed honey to children younger than 12 months. Honey can contain Clostridium botulinum bacteria that can cause infant botulism."
"Honey is a thick, sweet, syrupy substance that bees make as food from the nectar of flowers and store in honeycombs."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Honey is GRAS as a food; FDA labeling guidance issued 2018.
European Union — EFSA
Authorized food ingredient under EU Honey Directive 2001/110/EC.
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