Other sugars, however, like beet sugar and cane sugar, all of which contain similar properties found in honey, are also used. These sugars are known as adulterants in the honey industry. The adulterants are less expensive to produce, thereby increasing the volume of honey available. Other sugars have similar properties that exist in honey, so consumers are unaware they are getting adulterated honey. You and I can't tell the difference.
Sugar is sweet.
Irudayaraj and Sakhamuri, a postdoctoral associate in agricultural and biological engineering, hope to change the composition of honey so consumers get untainted honey. Sakhamuri echoes Irudayaraj's enthusiasm. It was unbelievable. But now we have a lot of pressure from the industry and the National Honey Board. Honey is considered adulterated if there are foreign sugars that compose above 7 percent of honey's contents in the United States.