Dark honey tends to have a higher antioxidant content than light-colored honey, and the most healthful strains of honey are all unusually high in antioxidants. However, certain strains of honey produced by bees harvesting primarily sage nectar are among the most healthful strains of honey, even though they are also among the lightest-colored strains of honey.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?The passage says the most healthful strains of honey are all unusually high in antioxidants. It also says certain sage-nectar honeys are among the most healthful strains. Therefore, those sage-nectar honeys must be unusually high in antioxidants.
The light color does not change that conclusion.
(A) Some strains of honey produced by bees harvesting sage nectar are unusually high in antioxidants.
This is correct. Since certain sage-nectar honeys are among the most healthful strains, and all the most healthful strains are unusually high in antioxidants, some sage-nectar honeys must be unusually high in antioxidants.
(B) Most plants produce nectar that, when harvested by bees, results in light-colored honey.
This is unsupported. The passage discusses sage nectar, not most plants.
(C) Light-colored honey tends to be more healthful than dark honey.
This is not supported. The passage says dark honey tends to have more antioxidants, though some light sage honeys are very healthful.
(D) Certain strains of honey produced by bees harvesting primarily sage nectar are unusually low in antioxidants.
This contradicts what is supported. The sage-nectar honeys mentioned are among the most healthful, and the most healthful strains are unusually high in antioxidants.
(E) The strain of honey that has the highest antioxidant content is a light-colored honey.
This is unsupported. The passage says some light-colored sage honeys are among the most healthful, not that the highest-antioxidant honey is light-colored.
Answer: (A)