Honey vs Brown sugar
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
0.3 g protein · 82.4 g carbs (82.1 g sugars) · 0 g fat
0.12 g protein · 98.1 g carbs (97 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 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Calcium<1% vs 6%
6 mg vs 83 mg
- Carbohydrates30% vs 36%
82.4 g vs 98.1 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein0.3 g · 0.12 g1%·<1%
- Total fat0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Saturated fatlimit0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Fiber0.2 g · 0 g1%·0%
- Sodiumlimit4 mg · 28 mg<1%·1%
- Potassium52 mg · 133 mg1%·3%
- Iron0.42 mg · 0.71 mg2%·4%
- Magnesium2 mg · 9 mg<1%·2%
- Phosphorus4 mg · 4 mg<1%·<1%
- Zinc0.22 mg · 0.03 mg2%·<1%
- Copper0.036 mg · 0.047 mg4%·5%
- Selenium0.8 µg · 1.2 µg1%·2%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0.5 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- 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)0.038 mg · 0 mg3%·0%
- Niacin (B3)0.12 mg · 0.11 mg1%·1%
- Vitamin B60.024 mg · 0.041 mg1%·2%
- Folate2 µg · 1 µg1%·<1%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline2.2 mg · 2.3 mg<1%·<1%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Honey (Survey (FNDDS) 2710281), Brown sugar (SR Legacy 168833). 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.