The Unified Antioxidants Factor UAF® is an antioxidant index system to make it easier for buyers of Australian honey products to see the level of antioxidant activity in their honey. Initially proposed by OneFood Honey, antioxdant activity in honey is being further researched by the Government-supported Collaborative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products (
http://www.crchoneybeeproducts.com) to support the newly formed Australia UAF Organisation Inc.
UAF® represents the level of antioxidants in honey through the measurement of the honey to absorb free radicals using Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) or Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP). An accredited independent food science laboratory is used to perform the assays, and the resutls are presented in a simplified UAF® index system. The scale ranges from 0 - 1000, with 1000 being the highest antioxidant activity. To date, honeys have been found and offered to you at UAF® 50 - 800. The search for other high UAF® honeys is continuing.