Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oat milk
versus
honey
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oat milk and honey:
Honey is high in calories and oat milk has 88% less calories than honey - honey has 304 calories per 100 grams and oat milk has 38 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oat milk is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to honey per calorie. Oat milk has a macronutrient ratio of 13:73:14 and for honey, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oat Milk | Honey | |
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Protein | 13% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 73% | 100% |
Fat | 14% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Honey is high in carbohydrates and oat milk has 91% less carbohydrates than honey - honey has 82.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and oat milk has 7.1g of carbohydrates.
Oat milk has 300% more dietary fiber than honey - honey has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and oat milk has 0.8g of dietary fiber.
Honey is high in sugar and oat milk has 97% less sugar than honey - honey has 82.1g of sugar per 100 grams and oat milk has 2.1g of sugar.
Honey and oat milk contain similar amounts of protein - honey has 0.3g of protein per 100 grams and oat milk has 1.3g of protein.
Honey and oat milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - honey has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Oat milk has more Vitamin A than honey - oat milk has 37.5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Oat milk has more Vitamin D than honey - oat milk has 33iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Oat milk has more riboflavin and Vitamin B12, however, honey contains more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Oat Milk | Honey | |
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Riboflavin | 0.142 MG | 0.038 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 0.121 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.068 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.024 MG |
Folate | ~ | 2 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.38 UG | ~ |
Oat milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has 19 times more calcium than honey - honey has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and oat milk has 125mg of calcium.
Honey and oat milk contain similar amounts of iron - honey has 0.42mg of iron per 100 grams and oat milk has 0.3mg of iron.
Honey and oat milk contain similar amounts of potassium - honey has 52mg of potassium per 100 grams and oat milk has 35mg 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 | |||
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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 | |||