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Gold has been considered a precious and valuable metal in society for hundreds of years. It was particularly popular in Ancient Egypt, where many wealthy people would wear extravagant gold jewellery or were buried with their gold possessions. Gold has even been integrated into food and drink products, with some very expensive cocktails and champagnes containing small gold flakes.
If you are interested in gold, maybe you regularly check the gold market to monitor your gold value on one of the many bullion websites such as Bullionvault, or you just enjoy learning about the history and mining of gold, then you are sure to enjoy reading this blog post, which it is full of interesting facts about gold.
Did you know? Gold was once considered as beneficial for ones health. People in medieval times believed that since gold was so precious, valuable and rare, it must be good for you. However, this isn't entirely untrue because some gold salts do in fact contain anti-inflammatory properties. It has been suggested that injectable gold helps to reduce the swelling and pain of the inflammatory joint condition, Rheumatoid arthritis. The Isotope gold-198 is even used in some cancer treatments.
Did you know? Gold is commonly used in food and drink products. Gold is an odourless and flavourless addition to various edible products – such as gourmet sweets and cocktails - which simply gives the product a glimmering appearance. In Medieval Europe, the royals would demonstrate their wealth by using gold flakes or dust as a decorative ingredient to their sweets and beverages.
The herbal liquor, Danziger Goldwasser, is known for containing tiny floating flakes of 23 karat gold. The strong 35% ABV drink, was produced during the 16h century in Gdansk. Legend has it, that King Sigismund II praised the golden drink during his visit to Gdansk.