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The United States Standards for grades of extracted honey were last revised over thirty years ago. Since that time important changes in market preferences for honey have taken place, most particularly in the increased interest shown by customers for honey more closely resembling the product of the beekeepers, rather than resembling the table syrups found on the supermarket shelves. A considerable portion of the trade and consumers believe that honey is more attractive and of greater benefit to them if it retains a measure of natural pollen consistent with the floral type represented by the product. Pollen is a natural constitutent of unprocessed honey in greater or lesser amount depending on its specific floral source; some types, such as locust, sage and orange honeys contain relatively little pollen in the natural state, while others, such as certain clovers, gallberry, may be quite rich in pollen.
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