UMF认证
据报道，市面上所谓的“麦卢卡蜂蜜”约有80%都不是合法正品。为了确保您购买到真正的麦卢卡蜂蜜，请认准UMF®（独麦素）标识。
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- UMF®等级标准测试麦卢卡蜂蜜中4种标记化合物，包括甲基乙二醛（MGO）、NPA和Leptosperin。这些关键化合物赋予了麦卢卡蜂蜜独特的属性。
- UMF®等级指数越高，麦卢卡蜂蜜的特性就越纯。
- 我们的麦卢卡蜂蜜了经过了独立第三方测试和认证。
请注意：
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- 根据新西兰政府颁布的商标管理指导方案，任何在麦卢卡蜂蜜产品包装上标注“活性”（英文’Active’或‘Total Activity’等表述方式 ）字样的行为都是不被允许的。
- “过氧化氢物总活性”能在大部分蜂蜜中找到；并且，它在储存过程中随着温度变化和时间推移会迅速分解，失去抗菌活性。
什么是“活性”麦卢卡蜂蜜？
“活性（Active）”这个词被很多人用来描述“过氧化氢物总活性”，其实质是酶通过反应制造过氧化氢，从而达到抗菌的目的。但这种物质并不是麦卢卡蜂蜜特有，能在大部分蜂蜜中找到。并且，这种物质在储存过程中会迅速分解，因此很快失去抗菌有效性。“活性”这个词并不能确定蜂蜜中是否含有仅能在麦卢卡蜂蜜中发现的“非过氧化氢物”。
除使用官方UMF®等级标识的麦卢卡蜂蜜之外，目前没有针对号称“活性麦卢卡”蜂蜜或贴有“麦卢卡蜂蜜”标签产品的任何独立检测和监管。因其严重的误导性，新西兰政府已经禁止蜂蜜厂商使用“活性”等级系统。然而遗憾的是，在海外市场包装的所谓“麦卢卡蜂蜜”仍然可以使用“活性”等级标签，给消费者们带来极大的困惑。
什么是UMF® 认证麦卢卡蜂蜜？
UMF® 是一个质量认证商标，也是保证您购买的麦卢卡蜂蜜纯度的等级标准。
UMF®等级标准采用目前可用于麦卢卡蜂蜜最全面、最透明的测试，证明了麦卢卡蜂蜜中天然有益成分的存在，确保了麦卢卡蜂蜜的纯度与品质。
为了在UMF等级标准下确定麦卢卡原蜜的等级，Steens在检测中测量4种不同频谱的标记化合物，包括最近发现的麦卢卡蜂蜜独有的Leptosperin，以及MGO等。其他等级标准只检测一种标记化合物（如MGO）作为他们的等级判定标准。
遗憾的是，MGO不仅能在其他类型的蜂蜜中找到，也极易被掺假；因此这并不是判定麦卢卡蜂蜜纯度的可信标准。（点击查看参考文献）https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/country/381426/manuka-honey-producer-charged-in-landmark-case
Leptosperin是一种丰富、稳定，并经过科学研究证实仅存于新西兰麦卢卡蜂蜜中的标记化合物。作为新西兰麦卢卡蜂蜜协会成员，Steens有权对麦卢卡蜂蜜的关键特性进行的独立检测。
这些关键化合物的存在明确地将符合UMF等级标准的正品麦卢卡蜂蜜和其他蜂蜜区分开来 —— 这是其他等级标准无法实现的结果。
正品UMF®麦卢卡蜂蜜的检查清单
正品UMF®麦卢卡蜂蜜必须符合以下6个标准：
- 瓶身标签正面有清楚的UMF®商标
- 在新西兰灌装和贴标
- 由持有UMF®证书并有权使用UMF®商标的新西兰企业生产
- 瓶身标签正面清楚标注持有UMF®证书的品牌名称和证书编号
- 在UMF®商标旁清楚标注等级指数。仅有数字，或没有UMF®商标的产品不是UMF®麦卢卡蜂蜜正品
- 标注UMF®等级的麦卢卡蜂蜜必须满足Leptosperin和MGO的最低含量标准
为什么只有部分麦卢卡蜂蜜有UMF®等级指数？
很多在海外市场销售的所谓“麦卢卡蜂蜜”并不是麦卢卡蜂蜜正品，只是低指数的麦卢卡蜂蜜和其他蜂蜜的混合蜜，例如卡卢卡蜂蜜。
卡卢卡是一种普遍存在于新西兰南岛的植物，它的植株和麦卢卡看起来十分相似。在新西兰，它的花期和麦卢卡完全同步，因此常常被错认为麦卢卡。这使一些职业化程度不高的养蜂人将卡卢卡误认为麦卢卡，采集卡卢卡蜂蜜并错误地标注为麦卢卡蜂蜜。不过，卡卢卡蜂蜜并不含有DHA、甲基乙二醛（MGO）和Leptosperin。这些化合物都是麦卢卡蜂蜜独有的特性。
即使是在真正麦卢卡植被采集的蜂蜜，这些化合物的含量也根据采集批次而有所不同。
UMF® 麦卢卡蜂蜜经多次检测，以保证每种标识性化合物都满足其对应指数的标准。
数字到底代表什么？
要得到UMF® 认证的等级指数，蜂蜜中必须含有DHA、MGO和Leptosperin。UMF®等级标准明确地测量这些化合物的含量，并清楚地表明麦卢卡蜂蜜的纯度和品质。
CERTIFIED UMF
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
To ensure your Manuka Honey is genuine, look for the UMF logo (Unique Manuka Factor ) on the label. It is estimated that up to 80% of all honey labelled as Manuka honey is not legitimate Manuka.
UMF® grading tests for 4 markers in Manuka including Methylglyoxal, NPA & Leptosperin. This is what gives Manuka honey its unique properties.
The higher the UMF® number, the purer the Manuka properties.
Steens Mānuka Honey is all independently tested and certified.
Anything labelled ‘Active’ or 'Total Activity’ is not permitted under NZ Government labelling guidelines, and only measures for Peroxide Activity, which is found in all honey and breaks down quickly with heat and time.
You can find the testing certificates for your Steens honey by entering your batch number or trace code (found on the back of the jar near the barcode) into our testing certificate finder.
TRUSTED
CERTIFIED GENUINE NEW ZEALAND Mānuka HONEY
All Steens Raw Mānuka Honey is independently tested for purity and certified for authenticity under the strict New Zealand Government guidelines. We have been beekeeping for over 40 years and are proudly:
- Certified Glyphosate Free
- UMF Certified
- Non-GMO Certified
- NZ Fernmark Licensed
Our honey contains up to 15 times more bio-available bee bread and pollen than any other well known Mānuka Honey brand due to our unique harvesting and packing methods.
WHAT IS
ACTIVE Mānuka HONEY?
The name "Active" is used by many to refer to the ‘total peroxide activity’ which is enzyme-created hydrogen peroxide. This substance is not unique to Manuka and can be found in most honeys. This substance breaks down quickly during storage and therefore loses its effectiveness very quickly. The word "active" does not indicate the honey has the special unique ‘non-peroxide’ property, which is only found in Manuka honey.
There is no independent auditing and monitoring of honey called ‘active Manuka’ honey nor of honey labelled ‘Manuka’ honey other than that labelled with the UMF® trade mark. In fact the New Zealand Government has banned the use of the active grading system as they have said it is misleading. Unfortunately however ‘Manuka’ that is packed in overseas markets can still be labelled this way, which creates confusion for consumers.
WHAT IS
UMF CERTIFIED?
UMF® is a quality trademark and grading system that guarantees the purity of the Manuka honey you are buying.
It uses the most comprehensive and transparent test currently available for Manuka honey. It appraises a number of natural markers found in Manuka Honey to assure its purity and quality.
In order to be certified UMF®, Steens tests for Manuka markers across 4 different spectrums,including the recently discovered Leptosperin marker – (which is unique to Manuka) - as well as other compounds such as Methylglyoxal (MGO). Other competing grading systems only test for one marker (MGO) as their reference point for grading.
Unfortunately MGO can be adulterated and can be found in other honeys. Therefore MGO is not a good test for Manuka purity, as evidenced in a landmark case in 2016.
Leptosperin is an abundant, stable and scientifically researched marker that is unique to Manuka honey in New Zealand. Steens - as part of the UMF® association, has the rights to test exclusively for this key characteristic of Manuka honey.
This clearly differentiates UMF® graded honey as a truly genuine Manuka honey - a claim that other grading systems cannot make.
CHECKLIST
HOW TO IDENTIFY GENUINE UMF MANUKA HONEY
Genuine UMF® Manuka honey must comply with all six of the following criteria:
It has the UMF® quality trademark clearly stated on the label
It is packed into jars and labelled in New Zealand, before it is sent offshore.
It is from a New Zealand company licensed to use the quality trademark UMF®
It has the UMF® licensee's brand name and licence number on the label
It has a rating number alongside the trademark UMF® - a number on its own or without the trademark UMF® logo does not identify genuine UMF® Manuka Honey
It must have a minimum level of Leptosperin & MGO to be graded UMF®
GRADING
WHY CAN ONLY SOME Mānuka HONEY BE CERTIFIED UMF®?
Unfortunately a lot of ‘Manuka’ honey being sold internationally is not legitimate Manuka honey. It is in fact low strength Manuka blended with other honey types such as Kanuka.
Kanuka is a plant that is prevalent in the South Island of New Zealand and it looks identical to the Manuka tree. It flowers at approximately the same time as the Manuka bush in New Zealand and is often mistaken as Manuka for these reasons. Unfortunately Kanuka does not contain DHA, Methylglyoxal or Leptosperin, which are the key components that give Manuka its unique properties.
Even with Manuka that is harvested from legitimate Manuka sites, the concentration of these properties can vary from batch to batch.
UMF® grade Manuka honey is graded to ensure that all of these marker levels meet set criteria for each grade
WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN?
HOW THE UMF® NUMBER TRANSLATES INTO MGO
To receive a UMF® grading, a honey must have the presence of DHA (dihydroxyacetone), Methylglyoxal and Leptosperin. The UMF® rating is a measure of the attributes and values that make up Manuka honey and assures purity & quality.
