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Wheat vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wheat and honey

  • Honey has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 161% more.
  • Honey has a higher glycemic index than wheat .

The food varieties used in the comparison are Wheat, durum 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.
Wheat
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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 +7100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +728.8%
Contains more IronIron +738.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1436.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1790.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3665%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11075%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Honey
2
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 B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +218.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5468.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1275%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1645.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +2050%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~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 Wheat Honey DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.8µg 161%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.08mg 127%
Phosphorus 508mg 4mg 72%
Copper 0.553mg 0.036mg 57%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.121mg 41%
Iron 3.52mg 0.42mg 39%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.22mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0mg 35%
Magnesium 144mg 2mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.024mg 30%
Protein 13.68g 0.3g 27%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.068mg 17%
Potassium 431mg 52mg 11%
Folate 43µg 2µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.038mg 6%
Fats 2.47g 0g 4%
Carbs 71.13g 82.4g 4%
Calcium 34mg 6mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0g 2%
Calories 339kcal 304kcal 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0g 1%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 82.12g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Choline 2.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.001mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 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 +4460%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +790%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.8%
Contains more WaterWater +56.3%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.