Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
honey
versus
carrot juice
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in honey and carrot juice:
Honey is high in calories and carrot juice has 87% less calories than honey - honey has 304 calories per 100 grams and carrot juice has 40 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, honey is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to carrot juice per calorie. Honey has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for carrot juice, 9:88:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Honey | Carrot Juice | |
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Protein | ~ | 9% |
Carbohydrates | 100% | 88% |
Fat | ~ | 4% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Honey is high in carbohydrates and carrot juice has 89% less carbohydrates than honey - honey has 82.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and carrot juice has 9.3g of carbohydrates.
Carrot juice has 300% more dietary fiber than honey - honey has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and carrot juice has 0.8g of dietary fiber.
Honey is high in sugar and carrot juice has 95% less sugar than honey - honey has 82.1g of sugar per 100 grams and carrot juice has 3.9g of sugar.
Honey and carrot juice contain similar amounts of protein - honey has 0.3g of protein per 100 grams and carrot juice has 0.95g of protein.
Both carrot juice and honey are low in saturated fat - carrot juice has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot juice has 16 times more Vitamin C than honey - honey has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and carrot juice has 8.5mg of Vitamin C.
Carrot juice is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than honey - carrot juice has 956ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot juice has more Vitamin E than honey - carrot juice has 1.2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot juice has more Vitamin K than honey - carrot juice has 15.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot juice has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both honey and carrot juice contain significant amounts of riboflavin and folate.
Honey | Carrot Juice | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.092 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.038 MG | 0.055 MG |
Niacin | 0.121 MG | 0.386 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.068 MG | 0.228 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.024 MG | 0.217 MG |
Folate | 2 UG | 4 UG |
Carrot juice has 300% more calcium than honey - honey has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and carrot juice has 24mg of calcium.
Honey and carrot juice contain similar amounts of iron - honey has 0.42mg of iron per 100 grams and carrot juice has 0.46mg of iron.
Carrot juice is a great source of potassium and it has 462% more potassium than honey - honey has 52mg of potassium per 100 grams and carrot juice has 292mg 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 Carrot Juice (Carrot juice, canned) .
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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 | |||
G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
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% | protein | 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 | |||