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Garlic vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between garlic and honey

  • Honey contains less vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, copper, selenium, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B5 than garlic.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 93% higher.
  • Garlic has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of garlic is 30, while the glycemic index of honey is 61.

The food types used in this comparison are Garlic, raw 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.
Garlic
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Honey
1
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 +1150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2916.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +671.2%
Contains more IronIron +304.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +730.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +427.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3725%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1990%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1675%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.5%

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.
Garlic
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Honey
0
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 +6140%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +189.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +478.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +776.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5045.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +954.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Honey DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.024mg 93%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.08mg 69%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0.5mg 34%
Copper 0.299mg 0.036mg 29%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.8µg 24%
Phosphorus 153mg 4mg 21%
Calcium 181mg 6mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0mg 17%
Carbs 33.06g 82.4g 16%
Iron 1.7mg 0.42mg 16%
Protein 6.36g 0.3g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.068mg 11%
Potassium 401mg 52mg 10%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.22mg 9%
Calories 149kcal 304kcal 8%
Fiber 2.1g 0.2g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.038mg 6%
Magnesium 25mg 2mg 5%
Choline 23.2mg 2.2mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.121mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0g 2%
Sodium 17mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0g 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 1g 82.12g N/A
Folate 3µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.001mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 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 +2020%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +242.6%
Contains more OtherOther +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +149.2%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.