Brown sugar vs Honey

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 26 g of brown sugar or 33 g of honey. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

No nutrient differs by 4% of a day's needs or more.

Calories, and where they come from

Brown sugar100 cal

26.3 g · 0.032 g protein · 25.8 g carbs (25.5 g sugars) · 0 g fat

Honey100 cal

32.9 g · 0.099 g protein · 27.1 g carbs (27 g sugars) · 0 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

No nutrient differs by 4% of a day's needs or more in 100 calories of each.

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein0.032 g · 0.099 g<1%·<1%
  • Total fat0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Saturated fatlimit0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates25.8 g · 27.1 g9%·10%
  • Fiber0 g · 0.066 g0%·<1%
  • Sodiumlimit7.4 mg · 1.3 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium35 mg · 17.1 mg1%·<1%
  • Calcium21.8 mg · 2 mg2%·<1%
  • Iron0.19 mg · 0.14 mg1%·1%
  • Magnesium2.4 mg · 0.66 mg1%·<1%
  • Phosphorus1.1 mg · 1.3 mg<1%·<1%
  • Zinc0.008 mg · 0.072 mg<1%·1%
  • Copper0.012 mg · 0.012 mg1%·1%
  • Selenium0.32 µg · 0.26 µg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.16 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 · 0.012 mg0%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.029 mg · 0.04 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60.011 mg · 0.008 mg1%·<1%
  • Folate0.26 µg · 0.66 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline0.61 mg · 0.72 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.

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