Flour vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between flour and honey?
- Flour is richer than honey in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, phosphorus, copper, and fiber.
- Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 65% more.
- Flour has 92 times more folate than honey. While flour has 183µg of folate, honey has only 2µg.
- The glycemic index of honey is lower.
We used Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Honey types 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1000% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +150% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +105.8% |
| Contains more IronIron | +1004.8% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +300% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +218.2% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +2600% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +752.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +4137.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1200% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +4779.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +544.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +83.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +9050% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +372.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.785mg | 0mg | 65% |
| Selenium | 33.9µg | 0.8µg | 60% |
| Iron | 4.64mg | 0.42mg | 53% |
| Fructose | 40.94g | 51% | |
| Folate | 183µg | 2µg | 45% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.904mg | 0.121mg | 36% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.494mg | 0.038mg | 35% |
| Manganese | 0.682mg | 0.08mg | 26% |
| Protein | 10.33g | 0.3g | 20% |
| Phosphorus | 108mg | 4mg | 15% |
| Copper | 0.144mg | 0.036mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 0.2g | 10% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.438mg | 0.068mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 22mg | 2mg | 5% |
| Zinc | 0.7mg | 0.22mg | 4% |
| Calories | 364kcal | 304kcal | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.413g | 0g | 3% |
| Fats | 0.98g | 0g | 2% |
| Potassium | 107mg | 52mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.044mg | 0.024mg | 2% |
| Carbs | 76.31g | 82.4g | 2% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 6mg | 1% |
| Choline | 10.4mg | 2.2mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.5mg | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.155g | 0g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 73.61g | 82.2g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.27g | 82.12g | N/A |
| Sodium | 2mg | 4mg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.06mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.087g | 0g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.127mg | 0.004mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.281mg | 0.004mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.357mg | 0.008mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.71mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.228mg | 0.008mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.183mg | 0.001mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.52mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.415mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.23mg | 0.001mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +3343.3% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +130% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +43.5% |
~equal in
Carbs
~82.4g
