Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
honey
versus
cooked
bamboo shoot
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in honey and bamboo shoot:
Honey is high in calories and bamboo shoot has 96% less calories than honey - bamboo shoot has 11 calories per 100 grams and honey has 304 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, honey is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to bamboo shoot per calorie. Honey has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for bamboo shoot, 42:42:16 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Honey | Bamboo Shoot | |
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Protein | ~ | 42% |
Carbohydrates | 100% | 42% |
Fat | ~ | 16% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Honey is high in carbohydrates and bamboo shoot has 98% less carbohydrates than honey - bamboo shoot has 1.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and honey has 82.4g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in bamboo shoot are made of 100% dietary fiber, whereas the carbs in honey comprise of 100% sugar.
Bamboo shoot has 400% more dietary fiber than honey - bamboo shoot has 1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and honey has 0.2g of dietary fiber.
Honey is high in sugar and bamboo shoot has less sugar than honey - honey has 82.1g of sugar per 100 grams and bamboo shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Bamboo shoot and honey contain similar amounts of protein - bamboo shoot has 1.5g of protein per 100 grams and honey has 0.3g of protein.
Both bamboo shoot and honey are low in saturated fat - bamboo shoot has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Honey and bamboo shoot contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - honey has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and bamboo shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Bamboo shoot has more thiamin and Vitamin B6. Both honey and bamboo shoot contain significant amounts of riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and folate.
Honey | Bamboo Shoot | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.02 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.038 MG | 0.05 MG |
Niacin | 0.121 MG | 0.3 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.068 MG | 0.066 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.024 MG | 0.098 MG |
Folate | 2 UG | 2 UG |
Bamboo shoot and honey contain similar amounts of calcium - bamboo shoot has 12mg of calcium per 100 grams and honey has 6mg of calcium.
Bamboo shoot and honey contain similar amounts of iron - bamboo shoot has 0.24mg of iron per 100 grams and honey has 0.42mg of iron.
Bamboo shoot is an excellent source of potassium and it has 925% more potassium than honey - bamboo shoot has 533mg of potassium per 100 grams and honey has 52mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Honey (Honey) and Bamboo Shoot (Bamboo shoots, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt) .
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
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G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||