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Osmotic effect on cell walls. Does not matter for chocolate or already dry pastries.

Honey is an antibacterial and it actually promotes healing.

>"The manuka, jelly bush and pasture honeys are capable of stimulating the monocytes, the precursors of macrophages, to secrete TNF-α..."

I'm not the roots and berries type but honey seems to be an amazing compound for medicinal purposes.

Honey is pretty much nothing but sugar yet absolutely no bacteria can grow in it - there's basically a point where there's too much of it.

Honey also contains a small amount of hydrogen peroxide.

Like salt, it takes up all the water, which bacteria needs.

It's both. The dosage makes the poison.

This, among other factors.