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Honey vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between honey and spaghetti?

  • Spaghetti is richer than honey in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, and fiber.
  • Spaghetti's daily need coverage for selenium is 47% more.
  • Honey has 147 times more sugar than spaghetti. While honey has 82.12g of sugar, spaghetti has only 0.56g.
  • The glycemic index of spaghetti is lower.

We used Honey and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +19%
Contains more CopperCopper +177.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +131.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +302.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3200%

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%
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% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +230.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more CholineCholine +190.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Honey Spaghetti DV% diff.
Fructose 40.94g 0.03g 51%
Selenium 0.8µg 26.4µg 47%
Carbs 82.4g 30.86g 17%
Protein 0.3g 5.8g 11%
Manganese 0.08mg 0.322mg 11%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Phosphorus 4mg 58mg 8%
Calories 304kcal 158kcal 7%
Copper 0.036mg 0.1mg 7%
Fiber 0.2g 1.8g 6%
Magnesium 2mg 18mg 4%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.326g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.049mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.121mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Fats 0g 0.93g 1%
Iron 0.42mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.038mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.112mg 1%
Folate 2µg 7µg 1%
Choline 2.2mg 6.4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.176g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 82.2g 29.06g N/A
Calcium 6mg 7mg 0%
Potassium 52mg 44mg 0%
Sugar 82.12g 0.56g N/A
Sodium 4mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.06mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.131g 0%
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.004mg 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.01mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.008mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.009mg 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.001mg 0.132mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

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
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +167%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1833.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +263.3%
Contains more OtherOther +40%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
98%
Starch: 26.01 g
Sucrose: 0.09 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.03 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.4 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +888.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +89275%
Contains more FructoseFructose +136366.7%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +260%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/nutrients
  2. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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