Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
honey
versus
whey protein powder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in honey and whey protein powder:
Both honey and whey protein powder are high in calories. Whey protein powder has 16% more calories than honey - honey has 304 calories per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 352 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, honey is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to whey protein powder per calorie. Honey has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for whey protein powder, 89:7:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Honey | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 89% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 7% |
| Fat | ~ | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Honey is high in carbohydrates and whey protein powder has 92% less carbohydrates than honey - honey has 82.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 6.3g of carbohydrates.
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 14 times more dietary fiber than honey - honey has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 3.1g of dietary fiber.
Honey is high in sugar and whey protein powder has less sugar than honey - honey has 82.1g of sugar per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of protein and it has 259 times more protein than honey - honey has 0.3g of protein per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 78.1g of protein.
Both whey protein powder and honey are low in saturated fat - whey protein powder has 0.78g of saturated fat per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Honey has less cholesterol than whey protein powder - whey protein powder has 16mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Honey and whey protein powder contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - honey has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Whey protein powder has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12, however, honey contains more pantothenic acid.
| Honey | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.609 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.038 MG | 2.017 MG |
| Niacin | 0.121 MG | 1.136 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.068 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.024 MG | 0.607 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | 33 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 2.45 UG |
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of calcium and it has 77 times more calcium than honey - honey has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 469mg of calcium.
Whey protein powder has 169% more iron than honey - honey has 0.42mg of iron per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 1.1mg of iron.
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of potassium and it has 862% more potassium than honey - honey has 52mg of potassium per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 500mg 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 Whey Protein Powder (Protein powder, whey based, NFS) .
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||