same floral source can also vary due to seasonal climatic variations or to a different geographic origin.
Aside from the definition of honey in the Codex Alimentarius (1981), there are additional definitions in the regulations of many countries and the European Union (EU). Various physical types (pressed, centrifuged and drained) and forms (comb, chunk, crystallized or granulated, creamed and heat-processed) of honey are on the market.