Honey Melato de Bracatinga from the Brazilian South Plateau receives registration of Geographical Indication

Have you ever heard of honeydew honey? To produce floral honey, the bee carries the nectar from the flowers. But, in the case of honeydew honey, the raw material used by bees is a sweet liquid (melato), produced by the cochineal insect, which associates itself with bracatinga trees - typical of southern Brazil - and sucks the sap from it. For a long time it was believed that by carrying the honeydew, the bee would soil the floral honey. But, on the contrary, honey produced from honeydew has become a delicacy and has gained great appreciation from international consumers, especially in Germany. It is this product, Melato Melato de Bracatinga, which received the registration of Geographical Indication, in the Denomination of Origin species, Planalto Sul Brasileiro. The concession was published in issue No. 2637 of the Industrial Property Magazine. With a darker color, higher sugar, nitrogen and mineral contents, higher pH, Bracatinga Melato Honey from the Southern Brazilian Plateau ...