Nutrition Facts

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Oh, for sure, sometimes you hear stuff like ”Well, sugar is sugar. Doesn’t matter if it’s from sugar beets or honey”. But no-siree, you’re wrong, you honey deniers! If you want to look at the health aspect – and you do, right? – honey is better hands down.

Per 100 grams                                                 Sugar                          Honey

Energy, kilocalories                                        405                              332

Carbohydrates, grams                                   100                              82

Calcium, milligrams                                       1,0                               5

Potassium, milligrams                                    2,0                               51

Copper, milligrams                                        0,03                             0,03

Sodium, milligrams                                        1,0                               5

Magnesium, milligrams                                 0                                  3

Zinc, milligrams                                              0                                  0,6

Phosphorus, milligrams                                 0                                  6

Protein, grams                                                 0                                  0,3

Iodine, micrograms                                        0                                  0,5

Iron, milligrams                                              0                                  0,5

Water, grams                                                    0,4                               18

Sugars, grams                                                 100                              74,7

            Monosaccharides                               0                                  71

            Disaccharides                                     100                              3,7

            Sucrose                                                 100                              0,8

Salt, gram                                                        0                                  0,01

Ash, gram                                                        0                                  0,2

Vitamin C, milligram                                     0                                  2,0

Riboflavin (B2), milligram                            0                                  0,04

Niacin (B3), milligram                                    0                                  0,3

Niacin equivalents (NE), milligram             0                                  0,35

Pyridoxine (B6), milligram                             0                                  0,02

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