1.
Sugar content
1.1.
Fructose and glucose content (sum of both)
| —blossom honey | not less than 60 g/100 g |
| —honeydew honey, blends of honeydew honey with blossom honey | not less than 45 g/100 g |
1.2.
Sucrose content
| —in general | not more than 5 g/100 g |
| —false acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), Menzies Banksia (Banksia menziesii), French honeysuckle (Hedysarum), red gum (Eucalyptus camadulensis), leatherwood (Eucryphia lucida, Eucryphia milliganii), Citrus spp. | not more than 10 g/100 g |
| —lavender (Lavandula spp.), borage (Borago officinalis) | not more than 15 g/100 g |
2.
Moisture content
| —in general | not more than 20 % |
| —heather (Calluna) an baker's honey in general | not more than 23 % |
| —baker's honey from heather (Calluna) | not more than 25 % |
3.
Water-insoluble content
| —in general | not more than 0,1 g/100 g |
| —pressed honey | not more than 0,5 g/100 g |
4.
Electrical conductivity
| —honey not listed below, and blends of these honeys | not more than 0,8 mS/cm |
| [X1—honeydew and chestnut honey and blends of these except with those listed below | not less than 0,8 mS/cm] |
| —exceptions: strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), bell heather (Erica), eucalyptus, lime (Tilia spp.), ling heather (Calluna vulgaris), manuka or jelly bush (leptospermum), tea tree (Melaleuca spp.) |
5.
Free acid
| —in general | not more than 50 milli-equivalents acid per 1 000 grammes |
| —baker's honey | not more than 80 milli-equivalents acid per 1 000 grammes |
6.
Diastase activity and hydroxymethylfurfural content (HMF) determined after processing and blending
(a)
Diastase activity (Schade scale)
| —in general, except baker's honey | not less than 8 |
| —honeys with low natural enzyme content (e.g. citrus honeys) and an HMF content of not more than 15 mg/kg | not less than 3 |
(b)
HMF
| —in general, except baker's honey | not more than 40 mg/kg (subject to the provisions of (a), second indent) |
| —honeys of declared origin from regions with tropical climate and blends of these honeys | not more than 80 mg/kg |