India, June 18 -- A new study by scientists at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune, has found that authentic jamun honey contains low glucose levels and high antioxidant content, providing scientific evidence for its long-held reputation as a healthier natural sweetener.

The research, led by Udaya Kiran Marelli, analysed 82 authentic jamun honey samples collected from the Mahabaleshwar region of Maharashtra. Using advanced analytical techniques such as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry (MS), the team, comprising Snehal Sadashiv Waghole, Shirin Hanna Moncy and Sapna Ravindranathan, developed the first comprehensive chemical profile of jamun honey...