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Beans vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between beans and honey

  • Beans are higher than honey in fiber, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, selenium, and folate.
  • Beans cover your daily fiber needs 21% more than honey.
  • The glycemic index of beans is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Honey.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Beans
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Honey
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +469.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +472.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +536.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +462.5%
Contains more IronIron +44.8%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Beans
10
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Honey
1
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +520%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +255.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +441.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +1300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Carbs 20.49g 82.4g 21%
Fiber 5.5g 0.2g 21%
Copper 0.206mg 0.036mg 19%
Phosphorus 104mg 4mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0mg 13%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.22mg 11%
Calories 105kcal 304kcal 10%
Protein 4.8g 0.3g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.024mg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.8µg 7%
Magnesium 32mg 2mg 7%
Potassium 296mg 52mg 7%
Folate 24µg 2µg 6%
Choline 30.8mg 2.2mg 5%
Calcium 50mg 6mg 4%
Manganese 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 0.5mg 3%
Iron 0.29mg 0.42mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.038mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.121mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 14.99g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 82.12g N/A
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.001mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
4
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Honey
1
82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1500%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +324.6%
Contains more OtherOther +755%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +302.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients
  2. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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