Does honey ever go bad? if it does, why?

Question

Just outta curiosity

Answer 1

No, it does not go bad.

Why?

Bacteria need a freindly enviroment to grow - food, water and a comfy enviroment.

Honey is all sugar and very little water.

Bacteria will have food (honey) in the honey, but no water and a very unfriendly enviroment.

Since there is very little water in honey, bacteria actually die because the moisture gets sucked out of the bacteria (osmosis).

Also, I believe honey is naturally on the acidic side. The acidity also destroys bacteria.

The reason you don't feed honey to babies is that honey may contain botulism spores. Babies have a very weak immune system and can't defend against the botulism. Older children and adults have a developed immune system that can handle the spores.

Answer 2

honey is the one food that never spoils. It has even been found in the pharoah's tombs in Egypt, still good after all the years.

Answer 3

real honey never goes bad. it has a natural antiseptic that prevents the proliferation bacteria and other microbes in the honey. in fact you can use honey to disinfect wounds and help them heal.

Answer 4

i believe because of bacteria.

some say, not to feed babies honey, cuz of that, so i think it can go bad, depend on the situation that will cause it, maybe a foreign object in it...