Honey vs Powdered sugar

In short

Gram for gram, there are 28% more calories in powdered sugar than in honey (389 vs 304 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in powdered sugar: carbohydrates. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Honey304 cal

0.3 g protein · 82.4 g carbs (82.1 g sugars) · 0 g fat

Powdered sugar389 cal

0 g protein · 99.8 g carbs (97.8 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.

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  • Carbohydrates82.4 g · 99.8 g
    30%36%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein0.3 g · 0 g1%·0%
  • 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 · 2 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium52 mg · 2 mg1%·<1%
  • Calcium6 mg · 1 mg<1%·<1%
  • Iron0.42 mg · 0.06 mg2%·<1%
  • Magnesium2 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Phosphorus4 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Zinc0.22 mg · 0.01 mg2%·<1%
  • Copper0.036 mg · 0.007 mg4%·1%
  • Selenium0.8 µg · 0.6 µg1%·1%
  • 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 · 0.019 mg3%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.12 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Vitamin B60.024 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Folate2 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline2.2 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Honey (Survey (FNDDS) 2710281), Powdered sugar (SR Legacy 169656). 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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