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Honey vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between honey and wheat

  • Honey has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 161% more.
  • Honey has a higher glycemic index than wheat .

The food varieties used in the comparison are Honey and Wheat, durum.

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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%
Wheat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +728.8%
Contains more IronIron +738.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1436.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1790.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3665%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11075%

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
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 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% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +218.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5468.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1275%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1645.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +2050%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Honey Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0.8µg 89.4µg 161%
Manganese 0.08mg 3.012mg 127%
Phosphorus 4mg 508mg 72%
Copper 0.036mg 0.553mg 57%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Vitamin B3 0.121mg 6.738mg 41%
Iron 0.42mg 3.52mg 39%
Zinc 0.22mg 4.16mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.419mg 35%
Magnesium 2mg 144mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.419mg 30%
Protein 0.3g 13.68g 27%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.935mg 17%
Potassium 52mg 431mg 11%
Folate 2µg 43µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.978g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.038mg 0.121mg 6%
Fats 0g 2.47g 4%
Carbs 82.4g 71.13g 4%
Calcium 6mg 34mg 3%
Saturated fat 0g 0.454g 2%
Calories 304kcal 339kcal 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.344g 1%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 82.2g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 82.12g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Choline 2.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.004mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.01mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.008mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.009mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.001mg 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.8%
Contains more WaterWater +56.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4460%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +790%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/nutrients

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

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