• Tulsi leaves steeped and suspended at depth in amber forest honey in a clear glass jar, a fresh tulsi sprig on the terracotta beside it
  • Spiced honey with tulsi served in a small unglazed terracotta bowl, fresh tulsi sprig and dried leaves alongside
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Forest Post

Spiced Honey - Tulasi

Spiced Honey - Tulasi

₹400.00(₹1.33 per gram)
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Keystone Foundation lineage includes long-running work on sustainable honey harvestingNon-timber forest produce gathered under community forest rights
Our verdict Caution

Caution — see red flags. Forest Post's supply chain is genuinely traceable, but ingredient panels and lab documentation are not published for this SKU.

Why caution
  • No purity or adulteration test (C4 sugar isotope ratio or NMR profiling) is published. Honey is among the most adulterated foods in the Indian market and this is the single most important verification for any honey SKU.
  • Not suitable for infants under 12 months (standard infant botulism risk for all honey, not brand-specific).

Pack size · 300g

Size

Forest Post's Spiced Honey - Tulasi is forest honey infused with tulasi (holy basil), from the Adivasi women's collectives Forest Post works with in central Kerala. The infusion carries a clove-like, slightly peppery note against the honey's sweetness.

Honey with tulasi is a traditional kitchen preparation rather than a product-range invention. It can be stirred into warm water or tea, or taken by the spoon. Raw forest honey may crystallise and varies by season, which is normal. Not for infants under twelve months, as with any honey regardless of source. 300g.

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Why we picked it

  • Genuinely wild-harvested by Adivasi honey hunters, with Keystone Foundation's sustainability work behind it.
  • Native and stingless bee species that commercial honey almost never reaches.
  • A C4 sugar or NMR purity test is the one thing we would want before treating any of these as fully documented.
Buying guide

What to look for in Honey?

Insist on a C4 sugar or NMR purity result before trusting any honey purity claim, from any brand — Indian testing has repeatedly found major brands failing NMR while passing simpler screens.
Wild honey varies batch to batch in colour, thickness and crystallisation depending on the season's flowering.
Stingless bee honey is higher in moisture, more sour, and needs cooler storage than regular honey.
Never give honey of any kind to a child under 12 months.
Swipe · 4 pointers
This vs regular market honey
What to comparePurepickedRegular honey
Harvest methodWild forest hives, traditional hand harvestUsually apiary-managed, often migratory
ProducerAdivasi collective, community-ownedCommercial packer
Purity testingNot published — flagged as the key gapVaries; adulteration widely documented in India
How to use it
  1. Direct by the spoon, or stirred into warm water or tea
  2. Drizzle over food rather than cooking at high heat
  3. Store cool and dry; crystallisation is reversible in a warm water bath
Is it for you?

Good for

Those wanting genuinely wild-harvested rather than apiary honey

Supporting Adivasi forest-rights livelihoods

Avoid if

Infants under 12 months

Anyone needing a lab-confirmed purity test on file before purchase

Product details
Sold by
Purepicked
Brand
Forest Post
Net quantity
300 g
Type
Honey

Questions people ask

What does it taste like?

Forest honey infused with tulasi (holy basil), which adds a clove-like, slightly peppery note against the sweetness.

Is it a remedy?

No. Honey with tulasi is a traditional kitchen preparation, and we describe it as food, not medicine.

What exactly is in it, and how much tulasi?

Forest honey and tulasi. Forest Post has not published the full ingredient list, the infusion method or the tulasi proportion yet. We have asked for them.

Has the honey been tested for purity?

No purity or adulteration test (C4 sugar or NMR) is published, and no lab report is on file. That is why we have marked it Caution.

How do I use and store it?

Take it by the spoon or stir it into warm water or tea, rather than cooking it at high heat. Store it cool and dry. It is not for infants under 12 months.

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