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Honey vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between honey and table salt

  • Table salt covers your daily need for sodium, 1685% more than honey.
  • The glycemic index of honey is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Honey and Salt, table.

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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
Honey
8
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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +550%
Contains more IronIron +27.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +20%
Contains more ZincZinc +120%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25%

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
Honey
7
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~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 Honey Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 4mg 38758mg 1685%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Carbs 82.4g 0g 27%
Calories 304kcal 0kcal 15%
Vitamin B2 0.038mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 6mg 24mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Folate 2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0mg 1%
Protein 0.3g 0g 1%
Manganese 0.08mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.121mg 0mg 1%
Phosphorus 4mg 0mg 1%
Iron 0.42mg 0.33mg 1%
Copper 0.036mg 0.03mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.1mg 1%
Potassium 52mg 8mg 1%
Net carbs 82.2g 0g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 82.12g 0g N/A
Choline 2.2mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.004mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.008mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.001mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Honey
Honey
3
82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +8450%
Contains more OtherOther +49800%
~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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/nutrients
  2. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.