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Olive vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are olive and honey different?

  • Olive has more iron, copper, fiber, vitamin E, calcium, and vitamin A than honey.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for olive is 36% higher.
  • Honey has less saturated fat.

Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) and Honey are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Olive
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
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 +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1366.7%
Contains more IronIron +685.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +597.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300%
~equal in Zinc ~0.22mg

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.
Olive
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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Honey
5
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 CVitamin C +80%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +368.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +227%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +353.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Iron 3.3mg 0.42mg 36%
Sodium 735mg 4mg 32%
Carbs 6.26g 82.4g 25%
Copper 0.251mg 0.036mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 7.888g 0g 20%
Fats 10.68g 0g 16%
Fiber 3.2g 0.2g 12%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 0mg 11%
Calories 115kcal 304kcal 9%
Calcium 88mg 6mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911g 0g 6%
Saturated fat 1.415g 0g 6%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.038mg 3%
Vitamin A 20µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 8mg 52mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.024mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0.068mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.037mg 0.121mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0µg 1%
Protein 0.84g 0.3g 1%
Choline 10.3mg 2.2mg 1%
Folate 0µg 2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 3.06g 82.2g N/A
Magnesium 4mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 0g 82.12g N/A
Zinc 0.22mg 0.22mg 0%
Phosphorus 3mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.001mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Honey
1
82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +180%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +367.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1015%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1216.3%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.