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
