Brown sugar vs Honey
In short
Gram for gram, there are 25% more calories in brown sugar than in honey (380 vs 304 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in brown sugar: calcium (14×) and carbohydrates. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
0.12 g protein · 98.1 g carbs (97 g sugars) · 0 g fat
0.3 g protein · 82.4 g carbs (82.1 g sugars) · 0 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Calcium83 mg · 6 mg6%<1%
- Carbohydrates98.1 g · 82.4 g36%30%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein0.12 g · 0.3 g<1%·1%
- Total fat0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Saturated fatlimit0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0.2 g0%·1%
- Sodiumlimit28 mg · 4 mg1%·<1%
- Potassium133 mg · 52 mg3%·1%
- Iron0.71 mg · 0.42 mg4%·2%
- Magnesium9 mg · 2 mg2%·<1%
- Phosphorus4 mg · 4 mg<1%·<1%
- Zinc0.03 mg · 0.22 mg<1%·2%
- Copper0.047 mg · 0.036 mg5%·4%
- Selenium1.2 µg · 0.8 µg2%·1%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0.5 mg0%·1%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0 mg · 0.038 mg0%·3%
- Niacin (B3)0.11 mg · 0.12 mg1%·1%
- Vitamin B60.041 mg · 0.024 mg2%·1%
- Folate1 µg · 2 µg<1%·1%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline2.3 mg · 2.2 mg<1%·<1%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Brown sugar (SR Legacy 168833), Honey (Survey (FNDDS) 2710281). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.