Honey
The types of honey protected by the Q mark are, depending on the botanical origin, flower honey (multifloral or unifloral) and honey and, depending on the presentation and procedure of obtainment, centrifuged honey, creamy honey and honey in sections.
Honey is obtained through traditional beekeeping practices taking advantage of the native flora of Catalonia. Q-marked honey cannot be pasteurized.
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Marca Q de Qualitat Alimentària
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Productes de la terra
Aromatic herbs, honey, seasonings and sauces
Territory
- Alt Camp
- Alt Empordà
- Alt Penedès
- Alt Urgell
- Alta Ribagorça
- Anoia
- Bages
- Baix Camp
- Baix Ebre
- Baix Empordà
- Baix Llobregat
- Baix Penedès
- Barcelonès
- Berguedà
- Cerdanya
- Conca de Barberà
- Garraf
- Garrotxa
- Gironès
- Les Garrigues
- Maresme
- Moianès
- Montsià
- Noguera
- Osona
- Pallars
- Pallars Sobirà
- Pla d'Urgell
- Pla de l'Estany
- Priorat
- Ribera d'Ebre
- Ripollès
- Segarra
- Segrià
- Selva
- Solsonès
- Tarragonès
- Terra Alta
- Urgell
- Val d'Aran
- Vallès Occidental
- Vallès Oriental
Labels
Season calendar
- GEN
- Feb
- Sea
- Apr
- Never
- JUN
- JUL
- AUG
- THIRST
- OCT
- nov
- From
Complementary information
It is sold in transparent glass jars in different sizes. The labels include, in addition to the mentions required by current legislation, the name of the product (type of honey), the distinctive Q mark and the name of the control entity.
Attributes and nutritional properties
Made by bees, it is a very energetic food, since its composition is basically sugar (more than 60%), mainly fructose and glucose. It also contains other carbohydrates, enzymes, amino acids, organic acids, minerals, aromatic substances, pigments, waxes, polyphenols, etc. that give it different aromas, flavors and beneficial properties.
