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Walnut vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between walnut and honey

  • Honey contains less copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, iron, vitamin B1, zinc, and fiber than walnut.
  • Walnut's daily need coverage for copper is 172% higher.
  • Walnut has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of walnut is 0, while the glycemic index of honey is 61.

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, walnuts, english 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.
Walnut
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Honey
0
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 +7800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1533.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +748.1%
Contains more IronIron +592.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +4305.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1304.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8550%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4167.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +512.5%

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.
Walnut
11
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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Honey
0
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 +160%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +294.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +829.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +738.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2137.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4800%
Contains more CholineCholine +1681.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut Honey DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 0g 314%
Copper 1.586mg 0.036mg 172%
Manganese 3.414mg 0.08mg 145%
Fats 65.21g 0g 100%
Fructose 0.09g 40.94g 51%
Phosphorus 346mg 4mg 49%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 0.024mg 39%
Magnesium 158mg 2mg 37%
Iron 2.91mg 0.42mg 31%
Protein 15.23g 0.3g 30%
Saturated fat 6.126g 0g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.341mg 0mg 28%
Fiber 6.7g 0.2g 26%
Zinc 3.09mg 0.22mg 26%
Folate 98µg 2µg 24%
Carbs 13.71g 82.4g 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 0g 22%
Calories 654kcal 304kcal 18%
Potassium 441mg 52mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 0.068mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.038mg 9%
Calcium 98mg 6mg 9%
Choline 39.2mg 2.2mg 7%
Selenium 4.9µg 0.8µg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 0.121mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 7.01g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 2.61g 82.12g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0.001mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
3
15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Honey
2
82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4976.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +790%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +501%
Contains more WaterWater +320.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
2
2% 91% 3% 3%
Starch: 0.06 g
Sucrose: 2.43 g
Glucose: 0.08 g
Fructose: 0.09 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Honey
4
44% 50% 2% 4%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.89 g
Glucose: 35.75 g
Fructose: 40.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.44 g
Galactose: 3.1 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +173%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +44587.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +45388.9%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/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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