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Milk vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are milk and honey different?

  • Milk is higher than honey in vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin D* and vitamin B5.
  • Milk covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 20% more than honey.
  • Milk is lower in sugar.
  • Honey has a higher glycemic index (61) than milk (31).

Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Honey types were used 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.
Milk
Milk
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Honey
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 +1983.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +188.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +90.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +312.5%
Contains more IronIron +1300%
Contains more CopperCopper +260%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2566.7%

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.
Milk
Milk
10
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 18% 19% 0.2% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8%
Honey
Honey
2
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +386.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +430.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 0g 40.94g 51%
Carbs 4.99g 82.4g 26%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0µg 20%
Calories 42kcal 304kcal 13%
Phosphorus 95mg 4mg 13%
Calcium 125mg 6mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.038mg 11%
Protein 3.37g 0.3g 6%
Vitamin D* 48 IU 0 IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0.068mg 6%
Iron 0.03mg 0.42mg 5%
Selenium 3.3µg 0.8µg 5%
Potassium 150mg 52mg 3%
Copper 0.01mg 0.036mg 3%
Manganese 0.003mg 0.08mg 3%
Choline 17.7mg 2.2mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.633g 0g 3%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 2mg 2%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.22mg 2%
Sodium 44mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0mg 2%
Fats 0.97g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.024mg 1%
Folate 5µg 2µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 0g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 8g 0.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 125kcal 10133kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 238g 33g N/A
Net carbs 4.99g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 5.2g 82.12g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 0.121mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0.001mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
4
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Honey
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 +1023.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +425.8%
Contains more OtherOther +275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1551.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
1
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 5.2 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Honey
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 +∞%
~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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.