Honey Testing

Prove your honey is genuine and meets FSSAI’s revised honey standard, with the sugar-syrup markers, residue tests and quality parameters buyers and regulators ask for.

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How Honey Testing works

1Assessment of requirement
2Sample collection
3Right lab assigned
4Testing
5Test report

Each step explained

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Overview of Honey Testing

Tested by: NABL-accredited partner lab
Regulation: FSSAI honey standard
Typical turnaround: 7–10 working days
Sample needed: 500 g in the original jar

Adulteration with cane, corn and rice syrups is the biggest problem in the honey trade, and modern syrups are engineered to pass the older tests. FSSAI’s revised honey standard responded with markers that point to specific syrups: C4 sugar by isotope ratio analysis for cane and corn syrup, specific and trace markers for rice syrup, and limits on foreign oligosaccharides, alongside classic quality checks such as moisture, HMF, sucrose and the fructose-to-glucose ratio.

Honey is also tested for residues. Antibiotics used in beekeeping and pesticides from the crops bees forage on are limited under FSSAI’s contaminant regulations, and export buyers in the EU and US apply their own limits. Many exporters add NMR profiling, which compares the honey with a database of authentic samples, when a buyer asks for it.

What we do for you

Lab and parameter list chosen for your purpose: licence, export, buyer or internal QC
Sampling guidance, and pickup or on-site sampling where needed
One contact who follows up with the lab until the report is issued
Report explained in plain language, with next steps if a result fails

What to send

The lab confirms the exact quantity and packing for your product when we book the test.

Sample

Quantity: 500 g in the original jar
Sealed and labelled with the product name, batch number and date
Kept the way the product is normally stored: chilled, frozen or at room temperature

Details to share

Product name, FSSAI category and licence or registration number, if you have one
Ingredient list or recipe, and the label artwork
Purpose of testing: FSSAI licence, periodic testing, export, buyer or internal QC
For export: destination country and the buyer’s specification

How we handle Honey Testing

1
Assessment of requirement
We confirm the standard, the list of tests and how many samples your product needs.
2
Sample collection
We collect the samples from your factory or warehouse, or tell you exactly where to send them.
3
Right lab assigned
We choose an accredited lab (NABL, BIS-recognised or ILAC) that covers your standard and can start soonest.
4
Testing
The lab tests your samples against the standard. We follow up and tell you at once if a test fails.
5
Test report
You receive the signed test report, ready to use for BIS, WPC, CE or your buyer.

What the lab tests

Parameter	Why it is checked
Moisture	High moisture causes fermentation in storage
HMF (hydroxymethylfurfural)	Rises with heating and long storage
Sugars and F/G ratio	Fructose, glucose, sucrose and their ratio
C4 sugar (isotope ratio)	Detects added cane or corn syrup
Rice-syrup markers and foreign oligosaccharides	Detect added rice and other starch syrups
Proline and diastase activity	Indicators of genuine, unheated honey
Antibiotic and pesticide residues	Against FSSAI and export-market limits

The final list depends on your product, its standard and the purpose of testing. We confirm it with you before the sample goes to the lab.

Frequently asked questions

Is NMR testing required for honey in India?

FSSAI’s standard does not require NMR, but many importers in Europe and the US ask for it alongside the C4 sugar test. We arrange it through a partner lab when your buyer specifies it.

Do raw and processed honey need different tests?

They are tested against the same standard. Raw honey usually shows lower HMF and higher diastase activity; heavily heated honey can fail on both even when it has not been adulterated.

Will FSSAI and buyers accept the report?

Tests are done in labs accredited by NABL for the parameters reported, and for regulatory use in FSSAI-notified labs, which is what FSSAI, food safety officers and most buyers expect. For export, we match the lab to the importing country’s or buyer’s requirement.

Who carries out the testing?

Instacertify’s partner laboratories, accredited by NABL to ISO/IEC 17025 for the parameters on your report. We choose the lab, arrange the sample, follow up until the report is issued and explain the results to you.

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Send us the product name and the countries you sell in. A specialist replies with the standards that apply, the documents to prepare, the lab cost and the timeline. The assessment is free.

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