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Honey vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are honey and olive different?

  • Olive has more iron, copper, fiber, vitamin E, calcium, and vitamin A than honey.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for olive is 36% higher.
  • Honey contains 7 times more potassium than olive. While honey contains 52mg of potassium, olive contains only 8mg.
  • Honey has less sodium.

Honey and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) are the varieties 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.
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%
Olive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1366.7%
Contains more IronIron +685.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +597.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%
~equal in Zinc ~0.22mg

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.
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%
Olive
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +227%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +353.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +80%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +368.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Honey Olive DV% diff.
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Iron 0.42mg 3.3mg 36%
Sodium 4mg 735mg 32%
Carbs 82.4g 6.26g 25%
Copper 0.036mg 0.251mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 7.888g 20%
Fats 0g 10.68g 16%
Fiber 0.2g 3.2g 12%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.65mg 11%
Calories 304kcal 115kcal 9%
Calcium 6mg 88mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.911g 6%
Saturated fat 0g 1.415g 6%
Manganese 0.08mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.038mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 20µg 2%
Potassium 52mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.009mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.121mg 0.037mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.4µg 1%
Protein 0.3g 0.84g 1%
Choline 2.2mg 10.3mg 1%
Folate 2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.9mg 0%
Net carbs 82.2g 3.06g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 82.12g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.22mg 0.22mg 0%
Phosphorus 4mg 3mg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.004mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.01mg 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.008mg 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.009mg 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.001mg 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1216.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +180%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +367.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1015%

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/nutrients
  2. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.