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🍯 Honey Crystallization Science

A 3D jar of honey where storage temperature, glucose content and seed crystals drive glucose-monohydrate nucleation, and a warm water bath re-liquefies it — without overheating past the point that damages flavour and enzymes.

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A 3D jar of honey where storage temperature, glucose content and seed crystals control how fast glucose monohydrate nucleates and grows, and a warm water bath re-liquefies it — with a live flavour-and-enzyme quality meter that punishes overheating.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Crystallization rate peaks in a mid-range temperature band and scales with glucose content, while seeding with existing crystal nuclei produces fast, fine-grained ("creamed") texture instead of slow, coarse grains. Warming past roughly 40°C reverses crystals but starts irreversible HMF formation.

🎮 How to Use

Set storage temperature and glucose content, then fast-forward with the speed slider to watch crystals nucleate from the jar's base upward. Add seed crystals for a fine texture, or raise the water-bath slider to re-liquefy — watch the quality meter above 40°C.

💡 Did You Know?

Commercial "creamed" or "set" honey is made on purpose by blending in a small amount of finely crystallized honey as a seed, then holding it cool — forcing the same fine, spreadable crystal structure this simulation shows when seeded.

⚙ Under the hood

A 3D jar of honey where storage temperature, glucose content and seed crystals drive glucose-monohydrate nucleation into instanced crystal grains, and a warm water bath re-liquefies it while an irreversible flavour/enzyme quality meter tracks heat damage above 40°C.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install