你是否有过这样的经历？
买了一罐蜂蜜
发誓要坚持每天吃一点
结果却发现
蜂蜜还剩一半就过期了
只好无奈地扔进垃圾桶
其实很大几率
你并不需要丢掉它
因为蜂蜜基本上是唯一一种
在可食用状态下
不会变质的食物
据说，最古老的蜂蜜
出土于美国佐治亚州
距今已有五千年的历史了
那么，五千年前的蜂蜜
还能不能食用呢？
接下来，我们就跟着视频一起
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Honey is magic.
蜂蜜很神奇。
Besides its taste, it's pretty much the only food that does not spoil while in an edible state.
除了它可口的味道，它基本上也是唯一一种在可食用状态下不会变质的食物。
But why, exactly, doesn't honey go bad?
但是，为什么蜂蜜不会变质呢？
Hi, this is Omeo Wong. Welcome to today’s Fun Facts!
大家好，我是Omeo Wong， 欢迎来到本期Fun Facts！
Honey has a lot of pretty .
蜂蜜拥有很多十分奇妙的特质。
It's been used and for for a long time, as a for open wounds.
很长一段时间，它都因其药用价值而被使用和研究，特别是作为一种针对外伤的治疗材料。
that the buried their dead in honey,
据希罗多德的说法，巴比伦人曾会将去世的人葬在蜂蜜里。
and the Great may have been in a coffin full of honey.
亚历山大大帝可能就是被放入了一个装满蜂蜜的棺材里，好让尸体不腐。
The oldest honey ever found was in Georgia, and dates back over 5,000 years.
迄今找到最古老的蜂蜜出土于美国佐治亚州，可以追溯到五千年以前。
So, if you found in of some 5,000 year-old honey, could you eat it?
所以说，如果你得到一些五千年的蜂蜜，你还可以吃它吗？
Today, let’s check it out.
今天，我们就一起来看看吧。
, honey is a sugar, and sugars are - they don't contain much water in their natural state.
本质上，蜂蜜是一种糖，而糖具有吸湿性 - 在自然状态下，它们不含有很多水分。
“Honey in its natural form is very low ,”
“在自然形态下，蜂蜜的湿度极低，”
says Amina Harris, of the Honey and Center at the Robert Mondavi at of .
来自加利福尼亚大学羅伯‧蒙岱維学院蜂蜜及授粉研究中心的机构执行董事Amina Harris说道。
"Very few or can survive in an like that, they just die. They’re by it, .”
“很少有细菌或微生物能在这样的环境下生存，它们就是会死，它们本质上是窒息而亡。”
The fact that can't survive long in honey means they don't get the chance to spoil it.
生物体无法在蜂蜜里生存很长时间，意味着它们没有机会使它变质。
And there are a few factors behind honey's low content.
蜂蜜的极湿度背后有几个原因。
Firstly, bees to the low water content of honey by their wings to dry out nectar.
第一，蜜蜂通过不断扇动翅膀来干燥花蜜，这也让蜂蜜中的水分很少。
, the way bees get nectar into honey combs is by it into there.
第二，蜜蜂是通过将花蜜吐进蜂窝来将其运入蜂巢的。
This sounds really gross, but the makeup of bees' also to honey's long shelf-life.
这听起来很恶心，但是蜜蜂胃里的化学物质其实也可延长蜂蜜的保质期。
Storage is also .
储存方式也很重要。
The fact that honey is means that it has little water in its natural state but can easily suck in water if it's exposed to it.
蜂蜜的吸湿性意味着它在自然状态下水分很少，但如果暴露在有水分的环境中，它也很容易将水分吸收。
If it does that, it could spoil.
如果这样的话，它就会变质。
So the final key to honey is making sure it's well sealed and stored in a dry place.
所以让蜂蜜保持不变质的最后要点，就是一定要确保它密封存放在干燥的地方。
Related to storage is the problem of honey.
和储存相关联的另一个问题是蜂蜜结晶。
Please note that honey that's is not spoiled.
请一定注意，结晶的蜂蜜不一定已经变质了。
see honey as "wrong," so large packers filter honey to remove any which may lead to .
美国人像是把结晶蜂蜜看成是“有问题的蜂蜜”，所以大型包装商都会对蜂蜜进行过滤，来去掉蜂蜜中任何可能导致结晶的微粒。
Raw honey and organic honey doesn't go through the process, but that doesn't mean it's going to spoil.
原生和有机蜂蜜不会经过这个步骤的处理，但是这不意味着它们就会变质。
So back to your .
所以回到我们的问题。
Could you eat 5,000 year old honey?
你可以吃五千年以前的蜂蜜吗？
Well, if it's spent that time sealed and stored against , sure.
如果它是被密封并存放在隔绝水分的环境中，当然可以。
If it's , it's not spoiled, just heat it up and put it in your food of choice.
如果它结晶了，但没有变质，那把它加热之后，就能搭配其他你想吃的食物一起吃了。
Unless you're under one year old, then you'd have to wait.
除非你还没满一岁，这样的话你就得等等了。
Thank you for today’s Fun Facts. My name is Omeo Wong. See you next time!
谢谢大家观看本期Fun Facts，我的名字是Omeo Wong，我们下期再见！
今日学习
edible /ˈedəbl/
adj.可食用的
n.食物
wound/wuːnd/
n. 伤口;(心灵上的)伤
vt. 使(身体)受伤
(用武器)伤害
embalm/ɪmˈbɑːm/
vt.防腐
对...进行防腐处理
/ˈmɔɪstʃə(r)/
n.潮湿;水分
水汽;潮气
nectar/ˈnektə(r)/
n.花蜜;果汁饮料
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