Manuka honey is high value food because of its anti-bacterial properties, and hence it is often open to adulteration. New Zealand researchers have developed a new method based on using 4 chemical and 2 DNA markers that can authenticate monofloral and multifloral NZ Manuka honey and distinguish then from non-Manuka honey, Australian Manuka honey and honey from Leptospermum spp

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