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Margarine vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between margarine and honey

  • Honey has less vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat than margarine.
  • Margarine covers your daily need for vitamin K, 78% more than honey.
  • The glycemic index of honey is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
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 +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +188.9%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75%
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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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +426.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.038mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Margarine Honey DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 24.302g 0g 162%
Fats 80.71g 0g 124%
Monounsaturated fat 38.877g 0g 97%
Vitamin A 819µg 0µg 91%
Vitamin K 93µg 0µg 78%
Saturated fat 15.189g 0g 69%
Vitamin E 9mg 0mg 60%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Carbs 0.7g 82.4g 27%
Calories 717kcal 304kcal 21%
Iron 0.06mg 0.42mg 5%
Copper 0mg 0.036mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.1µg 0µg 4%
Manganese 0.08mg 3%
Zinc 0mg 0.22mg 2%
Choline 12.4mg 2.2mg 2%
Potassium 18mg 52mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.023mg 0.121mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.024mg 1%
Protein 0.16g 0.3g 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 0.7g 82.2g N/A
Magnesium 3mg 2mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 0g 82.12g N/A
Phosphorus 5mg 4mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.038mg 0%
Folate 1µg 2µg 0%
Trans fat 14.89g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 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 FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +855%
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11671.4%
~equal in Water ~17.1g

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/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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