Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
honey
versus
kiwi
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in honey and kiwi:
Honey is high in calories and kiwi has 80% less calories than honey - kiwi has 61 calories per 100 grams and honey has 304 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, honey is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to kiwi per calorie. Honey has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for kiwi, 7:87:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Honey | Kiwi | |
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Protein | ~ | 7% |
Carbohydrates | 100% | 87% |
Fat | ~ | 7% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Honey is high in carbohydrates and kiwi has 82% less carbohydrates than honey - kiwi has 14.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and honey has 82.4g of carbohydrates.
Kiwi is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 14 times more dietary fiber than honey - kiwi has 3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and honey has 0.2g of dietary fiber.
Honey is high in sugar and kiwi has 89% less sugar than honey - kiwi has 9g of sugar per 100 grams and honey has 82.1g of sugar.
Kiwi and honey contain similar amounts of protein - kiwi has 1.1g of protein per 100 grams and honey has 0.3g of protein.
Both kiwi and honey are low in saturated fat - kiwi has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Kiwi is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 184 times more Vitamin C than honey - kiwi has 92.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and honey has 0.5mg of Vitamin C.
Kiwi and honey contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - kiwi has 4ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Kiwi has more Vitamin E than honey - kiwi has 1.5mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Kiwi has more Vitamin K than honey - kiwi has 40.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Kiwi has more thiamin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both honey and kiwi contain significant amounts of riboflavin and niacin.
Honey | Kiwi | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.027 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.038 MG | 0.025 MG |
Niacin | 0.121 MG | 0.341 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.068 MG | 0.183 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.024 MG | 0.063 MG |
Folate | 2 UG | 25 UG |
Kiwi has 467% more calcium than honey - kiwi has 34mg of calcium per 100 grams and honey has 6mg of calcium.
Kiwi and honey contain similar amounts of iron - kiwi has 0.31mg of iron per 100 grams and honey has 0.42mg of iron.
Kiwi is an excellent source of potassium and it has 500% more potassium than honey - kiwi has 312mg 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.
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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 | |||
MG | 5% | cholesterol | 5% | MG | |||
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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% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 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 | |||