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Dried fruit vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dried fruit and honey different?

  • Dried fruit is higher than honey in vitamin A, copper, potassium, vitamin E, fiber, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
  • Dried fruit covers your daily need for vitamin A, 72% more than honey.
  • Honey has a higher glycemic index (61) than dried fruit (31).

Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Honey types were used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 17% 103% 100% 114% 11% 30% 1.3% 31% 12%
Honey
Honey
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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 +816.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2134.6%
Contains more IronIron +533.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +852.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +77.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1675%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +193.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +175%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%

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.
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 3.3% 60% 87% 0% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5% 7.6%
Honey
Honey
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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 +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2039.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +658.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +495.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +531.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 12.47g 40.94g 36%
Copper 0.343mg 0.036mg 34%
Potassium 1162mg 52mg 33%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 0mg 29%
Iron 2.66mg 0.42mg 28%
Fiber 7.3g 0.2g 28%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 0.121mg 15%
Phosphorus 71mg 4mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.068mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.024mg 9%
Carbs 62.64g 82.4g 7%
Magnesium 32mg 2mg 7%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.08mg 7%
Protein 3.39g 0.3g 6%
Calcium 55mg 6mg 5%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.038mg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.8µg 3%
Calories 241kcal 304kcal 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.22mg 2%
Folate 10µg 2µg 2%
Choline 13.9mg 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0.5mg 1%
Fats 0.51g 0g 1%
Net carbs 55.34g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 82.12g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Sodium 10mg 4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.001mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 g
Honey
Honey
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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1030%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +80.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1185%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 61% 23%
Starch: 0.35 g
Sucrose: 7.89 g
Glucose: 33.08 g
Fructose: 12.47 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Honey
Honey
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44% 50% 2% 4%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.89 g
Glucose: 35.75 g
Fructose: 40.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.44 g
Galactose: 3.1 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +786.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +228.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Glucose ~35.75g
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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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. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.