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White bread vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between white bread and honey

  • White bread is higher than honey in vitamin B1, iron, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, vitamin B2, calcium, and phosphorus.
  • White bread covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 44% more than honey.
  • White bread contains 123 times more sodium than honey. While white bread contains 490mg of sodium, honey contains only 4mg.
  • The glycemic index of honey is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) 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 16% 43% 11% 135% 34% 20% 42% 64% 70% 120%
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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 +1050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142.3%
Contains more IronIron +759.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +180.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +236.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2350%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +570%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2650%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%

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% 4.4% 0% 133% 56% 90% 32% 20% 0% 0.5% 83% 8%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +539.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3850.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +688.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +5450%
Contains more CholineCholine +563.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White bread Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 2.43g 40.94g 48%
Vitamin B1 0.533mg 0mg 44%
Iron 3.61mg 0.42mg 40%
Selenium 22µg 0.8µg 39%
Vitamin B3 4.78mg 0.121mg 29%
Folate 111µg 2µg 27%
Sodium 490mg 4mg 21%
Manganese 0.536mg 0.08mg 20%
Protein 8.85g 0.3g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.243mg 0.038mg 16%
Starch 37.17g 15%
Calcium 144mg 6mg 14%
Phosphorus 98mg 4mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.602g 0g 11%
Carbs 49.42g 82.4g 11%
Fiber 2.7g 0.2g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.536mg 0.068mg 9%
Copper 0.101mg 0.036mg 7%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.22mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.087mg 0.024mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 2mg 5%
Fats 3.33g 0g 5%
Saturated fat 0.698g 0g 3%
Choline 14.6mg 2.2mg 2%
Calories 266kcal 304kcal 2%
Potassium 126mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.599g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 46.72g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 5.67g 82.12g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.027g N/A
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.001mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.166g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 3% 49% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.85 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 49.42 g
Water: 36.42 g
Other: 1.98 g
Honey
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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 +2850%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +113%
Contains more OtherOther +890%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
87% 4% 6% 4%
Starch: 37.17 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.57 g
Fructose: 2.43 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.67 g
Galactose: 0 g
Honey
Honey
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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 MaltoseMaltose +16%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2177.1%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1584.8%
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. White bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174924/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.