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Peppermint vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between peppermint and honey

  • The amount of vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin C, copper, fiber, folate, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin B2 in peppermint is higher than in honey.
  • Peppermint covers your daily vitamin A needs 85% more than honey.
  • Honey has 64 times less vitamin C than peppermint. Peppermint has 31.8mg of vitamin C, while honey has 0.5mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Peppermint, fresh 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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
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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 +3900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +994.2%
Contains more IronIron +1109.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +813.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +404.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1725%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1370%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.1%

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 Choline Choline 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 0%
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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 CVitamin C +6260%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1309.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +397.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +437.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +5600%
~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 Peppermint Honey DV% diff.
Iron 5.08mg 0.42mg 58%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.08mg 48%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 0.5mg 35%
Copper 0.329mg 0.036mg 33%
Fiber 8g 0.2g 31%
Folate 114µg 2µg 28%
Vitamin A 212µg 0µg 24%
Calcium 243mg 6mg 24%
Carbs 14.89g 82.4g 23%
Magnesium 80mg 2mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.038mg 18%
Potassium 569mg 52mg 15%
Calories 70kcal 304kcal 12%
Phosphorus 73mg 4mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.121mg 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.22mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.024mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0mg 7%
Protein 3.75g 0.3g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.068mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0g 3%
Sodium 31mg 4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0g 1%
Fats 0.94g 0g 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 6.89g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 82.12g N/A
Choline 2.2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.001mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
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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 +1150%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +359.9%
Contains more OtherOther +785%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +453.4%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/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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