Method for producing honey containing low molecular weight ginsenosides

Abstract

A method for producing honey containing low molecular weight ginsenosides, includes steps of: washing ginseng; damaging epidermis of the ginseng; mixing the ginseng whose epidermis is damaged with honey to form a first mixture; heating the first mixture in a thermal bath; cooling the heated first mixture; separating the heated and cooled first mixture into honey and ginseng; cooling the separated ginseng to 0° C. to 6° C. and cooling the separated honey at room temperature, each cooled for 10 to 24 hours; mixing the cooled ginseng and honey again to form a second mixture; aging the second mixture at a low temperature; separating the low-temperature-aged second mixture into ginseng and honey; and aging the honey separated from the second mixture at a low temperature at least 12 hours.

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