{"id":29006,"date":"2019-08-14T14:06:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T13:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.com\/?page_id=29006"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:30:07","slug":"petermolan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.com\/en_za\/petermolan\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Peter Molan &#8211; The discoverer of UMF"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"page-header-1817344240\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title dark simple-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"page-title-bg\">\n      <div class=\"title-bg fill bg-fill\"\n        data-parallax-container=\".page-title\"\n        data-parallax-background\n data-parallax=\"-\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"title-overlay fill\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center flex-row medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper flex-col text-left medium-text-center\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            Peter Molan          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col flex-right text-right medium-text-center\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><nav class=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">Home<\/nav><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n<style>\n#page-header-1817344240 .title-bg {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mnz-header-2.jpg);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_174706903\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1680447526\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-187375746\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cTesting for methylglyoxal provides a clear and measurable way of classifying the distinctive properties of Manuka honey.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Quote attributed to Professor Peter Molan \u2013 University of Waikato, New Zealand<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professor Peter Molan was affiliated with the University of Waikato until 2015. From 1985 onwards, he and his team at the Waikato Honey Research Unit conducted extensive research into the distinctive characteristics of Manuka honey.<\/p>\n<p>His work led to numerous scientific publications and helped bring international recognition to the measurable properties of Manuka honey. He introduced the grading concept known as UMF (Unique Manuka Factor), which aimed to classify Manuka honey based on laboratory testing methods available at the time.<\/p>\n<p>UMF values were historically associated with comparative laboratory measurements. Over time, further scientific developments identified methylglyoxal (MGO) as a key measurable compound in Manuka honey. The laboratory method for quantifying MGO concentrations is accredited under ISO 17025 standards by IANZ.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2008, Professor Peter Molan worked closely with Professor Thomas Henle, whose research identified methylglyoxal as a measurable marker within Manuka honey. Professor Molan passed away in September 2015. His research remains influential in the scientific study of Manuka honey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.com\/en_za\/thomashenle\/\"><strong>Learn more about Professor Thomas Henle and the identification of methylglyoxal (MGO).<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2096507674\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1946701782\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/molan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1946701782 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2096507674 > .col-inner {\n  max-width: 500px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_174706903 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29006","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UMF Manuka Honing - The discovery of Professor Peter Molan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Methylglyoxal testing is a clear and unambiguous way to let consumers know, supported by Peter Molan; 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