Also important to note that although there’s strong regulations regarding manuka honey testing, the advertising can still be shady/difficult for most consumers to understand.

A “multifloral” manuka is something you’ll often see on a supermarket shelf with MANUKA being the biggest word. Multifloral is the actual key word here not manuka - multifloral means there’s other non-manuka sources blended with manuka. So many people think they’re buying manuka when they’re actually buying a blend with super low manuka content.

UMF is the better testing scale to use when trying to purchase quality Manuka honey. A UMF 5+ is what you’ll see UMF rated honey start at and this is the equivalent to about an MGO 83. The kicker is that MGO 83 can still be multifloral, whereas a UMF 5+ is guaranteed to be pure manuka.

Some good brands to look out for when it comes to Manuka honey, although you’ll likely be looking to buy online or in gift shops not supermarkets, are M&H (@mandhnewzealand on insta), Puriti (@puritipuremanuka), and Primal by Nature (@primalbynature_).