Powdered sugar vs Honey

In short

One serving each: 10 calories in powdered sugar (1 tsp, 2.5 g), 61 calories in honey (1 tablespoon, 20 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in honey: carbohydrates (6.6×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Powdered sugar10 cal

1 tsp (2.5 g) · 0 g protein · 2.5 g carbs (2.4 g sugars) · 0 g fat

Honey61 cal

1 tablespoon (20 g) · 0.06 g protein · 16.5 g carbs (16.4 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 one serving 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.

0%12.5%25%
  • Carbohydrates2.5 g · 16.5 g
    1%6%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein0 g · 0.06 g0%·<1%
  • Total fat0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Saturated fatlimit0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Fiber0 g · 0.04 g0%·<1%
  • Sodiumlimit0.05 mg · 0.8 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium0.05 mg · 10.4 mg<1%·<1%
  • Calcium0.025 mg · 1.2 mg<1%·<1%
  • Iron0.002 mg · 0.084 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium0 mg · 0.4 mg0%·<1%
  • Phosphorus0 mg · 0.8 mg0%·<1%
  • Zinc0. mg · 0.044 mg<1%·<1%
  • Copper0. mg · 0.007 mg<1%·1%
  • Selenium0.015 µg · 0.16 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.1 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 · 0.008 mg<1%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0 mg · 0.024 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60 mg · 0.005 mg0%·<1%
  • Folate0 µg · 0.4 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline0 mg · 0.44 mg0%·<1%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Powdered sugar (SR Legacy 169656), 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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