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Sardines vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between sardines and honey

  • Sardines are richer than honey in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin D, vitamin B3, iron, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for sardines is 373% higher.
  • Sardines have a lower glycemic index than honey.

Food types used in this article are Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 115% 35% 110% 62% 36% 210% 40% 14% 287%
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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 +1850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +663.5%
Contains more IronIron +595.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +416.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +495.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6487.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%

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 0% 11% 41% 72% 20% 52% 98% 39% 39% 1118% 6.5% 7.5% 41%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +497.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4234.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +844.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +595.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +3309.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sardines Honey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.94µg 0µg 373%
Selenium 52.7µg 0.8µg 94%
Phosphorus 490mg 4mg 69%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Protein 24.62g 0.3g 49%
Cholesterol 142mg 0mg 47%
Calcium 382mg 6mg 38%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.148g 0g 34%
Vitamin B3 5.245mg 0.121mg 32%
Iron 2.92mg 0.42mg 31%
Carbs 0g 82.4g 27%
Vitamin D 4.8µg 0µg 24%
Vitamin D 193IU 0IU 24%
Fats 11.45g 0g 18%
Copper 0.186mg 0.036mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.227mg 0.038mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.04mg 0mg 14%
Sodium 307mg 4mg 13%
Choline 75mg 2.2mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.068mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.167mg 0.024mg 11%
Zinc 1.31mg 0.22mg 10%
Potassium 397mg 52mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.869g 0g 10%
Magnesium 39mg 2mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.528g 0g 7%
Calories 208kcal 304kcal 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Folate 10µg 2µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0µg 2%
Manganese 0.108mg 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 0g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 0g 82.12g N/A
Tryptophan 0.276mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 1.079mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.134mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 2.001mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 2.26mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.729mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.961mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 1.268mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.725mg 0.001mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.473g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.509g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 11% 60% 4%
Protein: 24.62 g
Fats: 11.45 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.61 g
Other: 4.32 g
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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 +8106.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +248.6%
Contains more OtherOther +2060%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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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. Sardines - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175139/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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