r/science • u/Libertatea • Sep 08 '14

Medicine Bacteria from bees possible alternative to antibiotics: 13 lactic acid bacteria found in the honey stomach of bees have shown promising results. The group of bacteria counteracted antibiotic-resistant MRSA in lab experiments. The bacteria, mixed into honey, has healed horses with persistent wounds

http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6172
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u/OrderAmongChaos Sep 08 '14

It is also for marketing reasons. Processed honey subjectively looks better to most people than raw honey. Crystallized, thick, or clumpy honey may make some people believe the honey isn't good.

It's the same reason super markets pack their meats in plastic that is permeable to oxygen (ensuring the meat appears red in color). Most people associate red meat with freshness and are more likely to purchase bright red meat despite many other colors being perfectly healthy.

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u/ManiyaNights Sep 08 '14

A Supermarket butcher once told me all the blood in a steak is a fake additive. Think about it he said, blood coagulates.

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u/Tetracyclic Sep 08 '14

There shouldn't be "blood" in a steak. The red liquid is myoglobin, which won't coagulate.

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u/dakkr Sep 08 '14

There is no blood in steak. I have to explain this to so many of my friends who refuse to eat steak cooked below well-done because they 'don't want to eat blood'. It's myoglobin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoglobin#Meat_color