I know nothing about honey except that this tastes great. It was very well packaged, each jar in its own sturdy cardboard box. The jars are glass and the top is metal. I am not so much one to tout popular remedies for real or imagined ills, I have to say that I have had very little problem with my sinuses since using this honey. Normally I am racked with "nasal" allergies. Since this is not exactly "local" honey I'm not sure how that works but I am feeling a bit less like an allergy victim now that I am enjoying this honey. Even without this possible benefit, the stuff just tastes wonderful so that is good enough for me. I'm hooked.