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Honey vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between honey and tea

  • Honey has more iron; however, tea is higher in manganese.
  • Tea covers your daily need for manganese, 14% more than honey.
  • Honey has 4106 times more sugar than tea. While honey has 82.12g of sugar, tea has only 0.02g.
  • The glycemic index of honey is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Honey and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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
7
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%
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +188.9%
Contains more IronIron +4100%
Contains more CopperCopper +227.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +390%
~equal in Magnesium ~2mg
~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.
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%
Tea
Tea
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +278.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +423.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2300%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +633.3%
~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 Tea DV% diff.
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Carbs 82.4g 0.17g 27%
Calories 304kcal 1kcal 15%
Manganese 0.08mg 0.392mg 14%
Iron 0.42mg 0.01mg 5%
Copper 0.036mg 0.011mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.038mg 0.003mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.001mg 2%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.121mg 0.032mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Folate 2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.013mg 1%
Potassium 52mg 18mg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 0µg 1%
Protein 0.3g 0.06g 0%
Net carbs 82.2g 0.17g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 2mg 0%
Calcium 6mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 82.12g 0.02g N/A
Phosphorus 4mg 1mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
Choline 2.2mg 0.3mg 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
Honey
3
82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48370.6%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more WaterWater +482.6%
~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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/nutrients

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

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