Mead is actually a type of honey wine. In a broad sense, mead is an alcoholic beverage made from honey. Based on its nearly 3000 year history of development, there are three main types of mead.
1. Blended wine
There are three types of mead produced in the market today: First, mead is selected as the base and some edible substances, spices or herbs are added to make the drink. Secondly, mixed alcoholic beverages are made from honey and fermented with edible substances (mainly vegetables and fruits), spices or herbs. Third, mead is made by fermenting honey and cooking alcohol. Its alcohol and sugar content is random and can be high or low. To reduce the cost of some products, some sweeteners, such as limited amounts of sweetener and discontinued sodium saccharin, are added to a small amount of honey to adjust the sweetness, and new flavorings such as honey flavoring are added to flavor the product. The internal quality of the product is poor.
2. Fermented distillates
Honey is diluted, fermented and distilled into alcoholic beverages by liquid distillation.
3.Honey low temperature fermented liquor
A low alcoholic beverage made from naturally fermented honey, aged at low temperature for a long time. The main feature is that the mead produced by microbial fermentation has a pure honey flavor, sweet and sour, not only retains the nutrition of honey, but also improves the content of amino acids and vitamins due to the action of microorganisms, greatly improving its nutritional and health value.
Not only does mead have high nutritional value, but it also has different medicinal properties.
1. Mead contains a certain amount of salicylic acid, which softens blood vessels, maintains vascular permeability, and prevents arteriosclerosis.
The nutrients in mead can protect and improve the heart and cerebral blood vessels, as well as lower blood pressure.
The mead not only beautifies the skin and moisturizes the face, but also protects the skin tissues and has a beneficial effect on the prevention of skin diseases.
It is also a good way to prevent skin disease. 4. The inositol in mead promotes digestive juices, enhances gastrointestinal function and prevents gastrointestinal diseases.
It is a good way to prevent the growth and reproduction of Helicobacter pylori and other bacteria. This is why a glass of mead with a meal can also help to kill bacteria and prevent bacterial invasion. In addition, mead is also known to help with sleep, protect the liver and spleen, nourish the stomach and intestines, replenish the blood and vital energy, nourish the heart, preserve memory, promote metabolism and improve the immune system.
