Honey can be raw, unpasteurized, or pasteurized. All these terms refer to how much heat the honey is exposed to while being harvested. Raw honey has little to no processing and therefore is thicker, may have more particulates, and does not lose any of its nutritional properties. Unpasteurized honey has low heat applied during processing, maintains most of its nutritional properties, and is clearer/smoother than the raw honey. Lastly, pasteurized honey has high heat applied during processing and will therefore be thinner, impurity free, and retain the least number of nutritional benefits.