Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
soy milk
versus
honey
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in soy milk and honey:
Honey is high in calories and soy milk has 86% less calories than honey - honey has 304 calories per 100 grams and soy milk has 43 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, soy milk is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to honey per calorie. Soy milk has a macronutrient ratio of 24:46:31 and for honey, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Soy Milk | Honey | |
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Protein | 24% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 46% | 100% |
Fat | 31% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Honey is high in carbohydrates and soy milk has 94% less carbohydrates than honey - honey has 82.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and soy milk has 4.9g of carbohydrates.
Honey and soy milk contain similar amounts of dietary fiber - honey has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and soy milk has 0.2g of dietary fiber.
Honey is high in sugar and soy milk has 96% less sugar than honey - honey has 82.1g of sugar per 100 grams and soy milk has 3.7g of sugar.
Soy milk has 767% more protein than honey - honey has 0.3g of protein per 100 grams and soy milk has 2.6g of protein.
Both soy milk and honey are low in saturated fat - soy milk has 0.21g of saturated fat per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Honey and soy milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - honey has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and soy milk does not contain significant amounts.
Soy milk has more Vitamin A than honey - soy milk has 55ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Soy milk has more Vitamin D than honey - soy milk has 3.7iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Soy milk and honey contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - soy milk has 0.11mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Soy milk and honey contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - soy milk has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Soy milk has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B12, however, honey contains more pantothenic acid. Both soy milk and honey contain significant amounts of Vitamin B6 and folate.
Soy Milk | Honey | |
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Thiamin | 0.029 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.184 MG | 0.038 MG |
Niacin | 0.425 MG | 0.121 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.068 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.031 MG | 0.024 MG |
Folate | 9 UG | 2 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.85 UG | ~ |
Soy 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 soy milk has 123mg of calcium.
Honey and soy milk contain similar amounts of iron - honey has 0.42mg of iron per 100 grams and soy milk has 0.42mg of iron.
Soy milk has 135% more potassium than honey - honey has 52mg of potassium per 100 grams and soy milk has 122mg 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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G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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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 | |||