Sample listingArtisan
Raw Sundarban Honey 250g₹500
Raw Sundarban Honey 500g₹850
Raw Sundarban Honey 1kg₹1,600
Honey with Jaggery Blend 500g₹950
South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Sundarban Honey (Sundarban Mouban Honey)
GI Tagged
Food
Confidence: high
Raw, unprocessed honey harvested once a year (roughly April-June) by tribal honey hunters called moules from wild beehives in the mangrove canopy of the world's largest mangrove forest. Collectors work under forest-department permits and the honey is dark amber, thick, and earthy-caramel in flavour. It earned a GI tag (registered via IP India, with West Bengal's WBFDCL marketing it as 'Sundarban Raw Honey'), making it one of the few GI-tagged foods of the district. Buyers get small 250g-1kg jars of pure forest honey sold by collector cooperatives in the Sundarbans blocks and by GI-certified online brands.
Typical price: ₹165-1500 (300g jar to 1kg GI-certified jar)
Buying tip: Look for GI-certified or WBFDCL/collector co-op brands and expect a thick, unprocessed honey that can crystallise naturally; prices rise sharply for premium GI-marked jars.
Where it comes from
Sub-regions
KakdwipJoynagarCanningDiamond Harbour
Grounding
Sources
- https://digitalgi.in/sundarban-honey/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundarban_Honey
- https://getbengal.com/sundarbans-honey-collectors-get-big-time-help-from-the-forest-department/
- https://indianmasterminds.com/feature-stories-on-bureaucrats-changemakers/sundarbans-unique-ecosystem-gi-tag-for-honey-sustainable-tourism-and-community-prosperity-94192/
- https://joynagar.com/collections/honey
- https://www.bigbasket.com/pd/40328764/bb-royal-organic-organic-sundarbans-honey-300-g/
- https://www.gitagged.com/product/sundarban-honey/
- https://www.slurrp.com/article/sundarban-honey-earns-gi-tag-for-india-over-bangladesh-what-it-means-for-west-bengals-economy-1731583872271
- https://www.sundarbanshoney.com/
6 shops
Sellers
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Sample listingCooperative
Cooperative Grade Honey 250g₹500
Cooperative Grade Honey 500g₹800
Raw Honey 1kg₹1,450
Sundarban Honey Gift Box (500g + 250g)₹1,200
Sample listingFamily Workshop
Raw Sundarban Honey 250g₹550
Raw Sundarban Honey 500g₹950
Raw Sundarban Honey 1kg₹1,800
Sample listingCooperative
Raw Sundarban honey 300g jar₹180
Raw Sundarban honey 500g jar₹380
GI-tagged Sundarban honey 1kg jar₹1,100
Sample listingFamily Workshop
Raw Sundarban honey 300g₹165
Raw Sundarban honey 500g₹320
Raw Sundarban honey 1kg₹950
Sample listingRetailer
Raw Sundarban honey 300g jar₹195
GI-certified Sundarban honey 1kg jar₹1,500