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Yogurt vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between yogurt and honey

  • Honey has less vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, selenium, calcium, and vitamin B5.
  • Yogurt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 31% more.
  • Yogurt has 34 times more phosphorus than honey. Yogurt has 135mg of phosphorus, while honey has 4mg.
  • Yogurt is lower in sugar.
  • Honey has a higher glycemic index than yogurt.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat 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.
Yogurt
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Honey
4
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 +450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +171.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +136.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1112.5%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +788.9%

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.
Yogurt
10
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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Honey
1
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +631.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +386.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +162.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more CholineCholine +586.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yogurt Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 0g 40.94g 51%
Vitamin B12 0.75µg 0µg 31%
Carbs 3.6g 82.4g 26%
Protein 10.19g 0.3g 20%
Phosphorus 135mg 4mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.278mg 0.038mg 18%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.8µg 16%
Calories 59kcal 304kcal 12%
Calcium 110mg 6mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.331mg 0.068mg 5%
Iron 0.07mg 0.42mg 4%
Zinc 0.52mg 0.22mg 3%
Potassium 141mg 52mg 3%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.024mg 3%
Copper 0.017mg 0.036mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 2mg 2%
Choline 15.1mg 2.2mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0mg 2%
Fats 0.39g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.117g 0g 1%
Folate 7µg 2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.208mg 0.121mg 1%
Sodium 36mg 4mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 3.6g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 3.24g 82.12g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.012g 0g 0%
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 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yogurt
4
10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Honey
1
82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3296.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +397.7%
Contains more OtherOther +260%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2188.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yogurt
1
78% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 2.54 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.7 g
Honey
5
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 LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +342.9%
~equal in Starch ~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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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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