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Spinach vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between spinach and honey

  • Spinach is richer than honey in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, folate, magnesium, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B2, and vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for spinach is 411% higher.
  • Spinach has a lower glycemic index than honey.

Food types used in this article are Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, 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 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
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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 +4250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +796.2%
Contains more IronIron +750%
Contains more CopperCopper +383.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +245.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1068.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +87.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%

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.
Spinach
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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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 11%
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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 +1860%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +521.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +305%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +113.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +908.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +7200%
Contains more CholineCholine +795.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach Honey DV% diff.
Vitamin K 493.6µg 0µg 411%
Vitamin A 524µg 0µg 58%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Iron 3.57mg 0.42mg 39%
Manganese 0.935mg 0.08mg 37%
Folate 146µg 2µg 36%
Carbs 3.75g 82.4g 26%
Magnesium 87mg 2mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.242mg 0.024mg 17%
Copper 0.174mg 0.036mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.038mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.08mg 0mg 14%
Calories 23kcal 304kcal 14%
Calcium 136mg 6mg 13%
Potassium 466mg 52mg 12%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 0.5mg 10%
Fiber 2.4g 0.2g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0mg 8%
Phosphorus 56mg 4mg 7%
Zinc 0.76mg 0.22mg 5%
Protein 2.97g 0.3g 5%
Sodium 70mg 4mg 3%
Choline 19.7mg 2.2mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.068mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.49mg 0.121mg 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0g 1%
Fats 0.26g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.35g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 0.43g 82.12g N/A
Saturated fat 0.043g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.152mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.231mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.182mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.055mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.134mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.168mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.001mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 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 +890%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +433.4%
Contains more OtherOther +805%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2097.3%

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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. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/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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