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Hummus vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between hummus and honey

  • Hummus is richer than honey in copper, manganese, iron, phosphorus, fiber, folate, magnesium, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for hummus is 55% higher.
  • Honey contains less sodium.
  • Hummus has a lower glycemic index than honey.

Food types used in this article are Hummus, commercial and Honey.

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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.
Hummus
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 51% 11% 20% 92% 176% 50% 75% 49% 101% 14%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +533.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +338.5%
Contains more IronIron +481%
Contains more CopperCopper +1363.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +731.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +866.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +225%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%

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.
Hummus
6
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% 45% 15% 11% 7.9% 46% 0% 0% 62% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +68.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +381%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +733.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +4050%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hummus Honey DV% diff.
Copper 0.527mg 0.036mg 55%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Manganese 0.773mg 0.08mg 30%
Phosphorus 176mg 4mg 25%
Iron 2.44mg 0.42mg 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.613g 0g 24%
Fiber 6g 0.2g 23%
Carbs 14.29g 82.4g 23%
Folate 83µg 2µg 20%
Magnesium 71mg 2mg 16%
Sodium 379mg 4mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0mg 15%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.22mg 15%
Fats 9.6g 0g 15%
Protein 7.9g 0.3g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.024mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.039g 0g 10%
Saturated fat 1.437g 0g 7%
Calories 166kcal 304kcal 7%
Potassium 228mg 52mg 5%
Selenium 2.6µg 0.8µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.582mg 0.121mg 3%
Calcium 38mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.064mg 0.038mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.068mg 1%
Net carbs 8.29g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 82.12g N/A
Choline 2.2mg 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
Hummus
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8% 10% 14% 67%
Protein: 7.9 g
Fats: 9.6 g
Carbs: 14.29 g
Water: 66.59 g
Other: 1.62 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +2533.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +289.4%
Contains more OtherOther +710%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +476.6%

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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. Hummus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174289/nutrients
  2. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/nutrients

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

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