天然食品拥护者声称野蜂蜜比家养蜂蜜具有更大的营养价值。但是,这微小的营养上的优点被野蜂蜜可能含有的毒素所掩盖。Ericacaea科的某些植物含有毒害神经作用的木藜芦毒素。这些毒素的结构如图所示。它们存在于花蜜中,进而又贮存于蜂蜜中。当人食进这种 Proponents of natural foods claim wild honey is more nutritious than home-grown honey. However, this tiny nutritional advantage is overshadowed by the toxins that wild honey may contain. Some plants of the Ericacaea family contain the veratridine toxin, which has a neurotoxic effect. The structure of these toxins is shown in the figure. They are found in nectar, which in turn are stored in honey. When people eat into this