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Herbal tea vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between herbal tea and honey

  • Herbal tea is higher than honey in manganese.
  • Herbal tea covers your daily manganese needs 17% more than honey.
  • The glycemic index of herbal tea is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed 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 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 3% 0% 1.1% 0.43% 0.52% 62% 0%
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 +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +496.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +160%
Contains more IronIron +425%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~4mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +202.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +450%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Herbal tea Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 0g 40.94g 51%
Carbs 0g 82.4g 27%
Manganese 0.477mg 0.08mg 17%
Calories 0kcal 304kcal 15%
Iron 0.08mg 0.42mg 4%
Copper 0mg 0.036mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.038mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.024mg 2%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.22mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.068mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.3g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 0.121mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Potassium 20mg 52mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 82.2g N/A
Magnesium 3mg 2mg 0%
Calcium 8mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 0g 82.12g N/A
Phosphorus 1mg 4mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
Folate 1µg 2µg 0%
Choline 0.4mg 2.2mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.58 g
Other: 0.42 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 WaterWater +482.3%
Contains more OtherOther +110%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Fats ~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. Herbal tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171946/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.