Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
whole wheat bread
versus
honey
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in whole wheat bread and honey:
Both whole wheat bread and honey are high in calories. Honey has 15% more calories than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 265 calories per 100 grams and honey has 304 calories.
Whole Wheat Bread | Honey | |
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Protein | 20% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 65% | 100% |
Fat | 14% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both whole wheat bread and honey are high in carbohydrates. Honey has 90% more carbohydrates than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 43.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and honey has 82.4g of carbohydrates.
Whole wheat bread is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 36 times more dietary fiber than honey - whole wheat bread has 7.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and honey has 0.2g of dietary fiber.
Honey is high in sugar and whole wheat bread has 92% less sugar than honey - whole wheat bread has 6.4g of sugar per 100 grams and honey has 82.1g of sugar.
Whole wheat bread is an excellent source of protein and it has 43 times more protein than honey - whole wheat bread has 13.4g of protein per 100 grams and honey has 0.3g of protein.
Both whole wheat bread and honey are low in saturated fat - whole wheat bread has 0.87g of saturated fat per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Whole wheat bread and honey contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - whole wheat bread has 0.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and honey has 0.5mg of Vitamin C.
Whole wheat bread has more Vitamin E than honey - whole wheat bread has 0.37mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Whole wheat bread and honey contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - whole wheat bread has 1.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and honey does not contain significant amounts.
Whole wheat bread has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Whole Wheat Bread | Honey | |
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Thiamin | 0.279 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.131 MG | 0.038 MG |
Niacin | 4.042 MG | 0.121 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.336 MG | 0.068 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.263 MG | 0.024 MG |
Folate | 75 UG | 2 UG |
Whole wheat bread is an excellent source of calcium and it has 16 times more calcium than honey - whole wheat bread has 103mg of calcium per 100 grams and honey has 6mg of calcium.
Whole wheat bread is a great source of iron and it has 495% more iron than honey - whole wheat bread has 2.5mg of iron per 100 grams and honey has 0.42mg of iron.
Whole wheat bread is a great source of potassium and it has 342% more potassium than honey - whole wheat bread has 230mg 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.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Whole Wheat Bread (Bread, multi-grain (includes whole-grain)) and Honey (Honey) .
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||