Peradan ancient gods regard honey as a food because it can make people live longer. The Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans have been using honey for flavoring cakes and drinks and meats. Honey is a sweet food of the oldest natural for humans.Treatment with honey has been known to the ancient Egyptians since 2600 BC. Honey is used as an antiseptic ointment to treat wounds by the Greeks, Romans, Assyrians, and ancient China. German people also wear them when World War II. Honey is used because it has the following advantages. Honey is a good food supplement. Honey contains essential elements to form new blood.Honey  prevent fermentation in the digestive tract, and the nutritional content quickly absorbed by the body. Honey has a laxative effect so as to prevent nausea. Honey acts as sedaktif so can lead to sleep soundly. In the body, honey is metabolized as sugar causing snotonin levels (a substance that can relieve brain activity) in the brain that induce elevated the desire for relaxation and sleep. Honey do not need to first be digested in the human body because it had already been digested in the gastrointestinal bee when he was in the form of nectar. Honey prevent microbial growth, such as Salmonella, shigela, E. coli, and V. cholerae which causes diarrhea. In the trial of honey as an antibiotic, the sugar content is removed. It turns honey without sugar as effective as streptomycin, so it still can kill the bacteria.
Although since the 19th role of honey as a sweetener has ratcheted sugar made from cane and beet, until now the honey is still used by people for a variety of baking, ice cream, and pudding. Honey can also be used spreader rolls. Honey is follow the water molecules. Cake with honey before baking will not dry out and harden.Besides menggandung sugar, honey also contains mineral salts, protei, fats, and vitamins (A, B, and C). based on research by Research Institute of Indonesia, in 100 grams of honey there are 294 calories, 9.5 grams carbohydrates, 24 grams of water, 16 mg phosphorus, 5 mg calcium, 4 mg of vitamin C. the number of calories it far more honey than with goat meat (100 grams contains 260 calories) and corned beef meat (100 grams contains 240 calories).