Unlike most generic wildflower honeys, Arugula (Rocket) Honey is a true single-origin field honey, produced when bees work the small white blossoms of Eruca sativa in cool-season arugula fields. As the plants bolt, they send up delicate flower stalks rich in nectar that bees eagerly collect, yielding a rare honey from a crop better known for salad greens than for beekeeping. Its Extra White color grade makes it especially prized for foodservice: snow-pale, luminous, and creamy, ideal wherever you need a light, clean honey that won’t add color, from artisan pastries and fresh cheeses to premium yogurts and pale sauces.
Robust flavor & lush, creamy crystallization
Aroma: soft notes of spring blossoms, fresh garden herbs, and a hint of green almond.
Flavor: a clean, mellow sweetness that unfolds into delicate herbal and nutty tones, young arugula, white flowers, and gentle citrus. The finish is refined and lightly peppery, never sharp or bitter.
Texture & stability: naturally thick, slow-pouring, and spoonable from the start, this honey’s higher glucose content encourages rapid, even crystallization. Within a relatively short time it sets into dense, ultra-fine, creamy crystals, never gritty, making it perfect as a silky spread, for bakery fillings, or whipped and aerated formats. Gentle warming easily returns it to a liquid state when a pourable texture is desired. Rapid crystallization is a hallmark of raw purity, not a flaw.
Pure, Raw & Unfiltered integrity
Harvested once per season at the height of the arugula bloom, frames are pulled promptly after capping, extracted at ambient temperature, and gravity-strained only. Never heated, pasteurized, ultrafiltered, or blended. Every batch preserves its live enzymes, natural antioxidants, pollen signatures, and aromatic compounds, authentic markers of raw, high-quality monofloral honey.
60-lb Bucket advantages (packaging, handling, logistics)
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Foodservice scale: ~60 lb (27.2 kg) in food-grade HDPE open-head pails with tamper-evident lids.
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Operational ease: wide-mouth pails accept standard pumps and scoops; the naturally thick, creamy body is easy to portion, bucket, or decant into smaller containers or production kettles.
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Cost-effective: delivers excellent per-ounce value for bakeries, gelato and yogurt makers, cheese producers, cafés, and specialty food manufacturers.
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Efficient logistics: stackable, shrink-wrappable, lot-coded. Store at 59–77°F (15–25°C). Reliquefy gently if needed to protect flavor and enzymatic activity.
Culinary versatility
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Premium dairy & cheeses: the extra white color and rich, creamy texture make it ideal for yogurt, mascarpone, ricotta, chèvre, and fresh cheeses without tinting them.
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Artisan breads & pastries: folds beautifully into doughs, laminated pastries, glazes, and fillings where a pale hue and nuanced herbal sweetness are essential.
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Breakfast bowls & spreads: spoon over oatmeal, granola, and smoothie bowls; its naturally spreadable crystals shine on toast, crêpes, biscuits, and waffles.
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Salads, dressings & vegetables: whisk into vinaigrettes, grain salads, and roasted vegetable glazes, where subtle peppery-herbal notes complement leafy greens and root vegetables.
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Cocktails & zero-proof drinks: blends smoothly into spritzers, gin and tequila builds, or herb-forward mocktails, adding gentle sweetness and a fresh, green edge.
Why choose our Arugula Honey, 60-lb Bucket
This honey captures an unexpected side of a familiar ingredient: nectar from flowering arugula fields transformed into an Extra White, creamy, monofloral honey. Sourced from carefully managed plantings and harvested during the brief bolting window, it offers a modern flavor profile, light in color yet complex, with thick body and fine, spreadable crystallization that’s tailor-made for premium foodservice. Packed in a bulk-friendly 60-lb pail, it delivers both distinctive origin storytelling and the everyday practicality chefs, bakers, and manufacturers need at scale.
Do not feed honey to infants under 1 year of age.
