Is honey better than sugar?

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misshpn
misshpn Posts: 70 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi guys.
I eat a looooot of oatmeal(sometimes twice a day haha), and I do like my oatmeal really sweet. I don't have any other unnatural sugar on a normal day, so I've always just accepted that I can have those tbsp of sugar with my oatmeal. I wanna try to cut down on the sugar, and I was thinking of using honey instead, but the question is - is it healthier than sugar? the kcals are pretty much the same, but will i get better nutrition from honey than the brown sugar i eat?
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  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
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    About the same. Honey is glucose and fructose as monosaccharides. Table sugar (sucrose) is a disaccharide of the same sugars. Honey will have some trace elements of minerals and pollen if it is real honey...
    Have which ever you prefer.
  • shirleylmartin
    shirleylmartin Posts: 68 Member
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    yes, honey is better than sugar.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    yes, honey is better than sugar.

    wait, what..how do you figure that one...?

    honey has..wait for it now..sugar in it....!
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
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    *facepalm*
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
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    yes, honey is better than sugar.

    ...for making mead.
    Yes, I agree.
  • aKate_
    aKate_ Posts: 72 Member
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    Honey can be highly processed, as with refined sugar. But finding a local, non-pasturized, will not only taste great but can also help with allergies (if you have them).
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
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    yes, honey is better than sugar.

    wait, what..how do you figure that one...?

    honey has..wait for it now..sugar in it....!

    It's better because it includes bee spit
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
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    yes, honey is better than sugar.

    wait, what..how do you figure that one...?

    honey has..wait for it now..sugar in it....!

    It's better because it includes bee spit
    Not just spit...
    The honey in my basement has whole bees (amongst other things) in it.
    I
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
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    Honey can be highly processed, as with refined sugar. But finding a local, non-pasturized, will not only taste great but can also help with allergies (if you have them).

    Actually, that is false. Honey has no effect on allergies.

    http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/does-honey-help-prevent-allergies
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    well...100g of table sugar is about 80 calories more than 100g of honey due to honey is about 82% sugars and the rest is water vs sugar being 99.8% sugar...but that's about all I could come up with...other than that...

    1236250271_Honey_vs_Sugar_xlarge.jpeg

    Same thing...
  • aKate_
    aKate_ Posts: 72 Member
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    Honey can be highly processed, as with refined sugar. But finding a local, non-pasturized, will not only taste great but can also help with allergies (if you have them).

    Actually, that is false. Honey has no effect on allergies.

    http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/does-honey-help-prevent-allergies

    Thanks for posting that. It is funny how you hear things from doctors for years, and believe, to only find out it is false! I will never tell anyone that again!
  • sepulchura
    sepulchura Posts: 95 Member
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    With how adulterated most honey is these days, it's questionable what would be better.

    If you can find unadulterated honey (and there are tests to determine this), then you might be getting something that is SLIGHTLY better than refined sugar?

    I don't think the difference is enough to signify much, if anything.
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
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    yes, honey is better than sugar.

    wait, what..how do you figure that one...?

    honey has..wait for it now..sugar in it....!

    It tastes better. But it's a PITA to clean up.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
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    yes, honey is better than sugar.

    wait, what..how do you figure that one...?

    honey has..wait for it now..sugar in it....!

    I read a long time ago so forgive my memory if I'm mistaken but isn't honey more nutritious in terms of micros? Also, I remember honey being recommended for many things, including making local honey a part of your diet to making your body more resistant to allergies.

    Thats besides the fact that honey is freakin delicious and putting some fresh salted, roasted almonds on honey and having your way with it is heavenly!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    Well a lot of 'honey' nowadays isn't really honey anyway, so it's probably similar. Just eat what you enjoy the most. I'll have to check calories for the same amount of sweetness though...
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
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    Dont ever let a child under 2 eat honey due to botulism.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infant-botulism/HQ00854
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
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    Honey is worse .. because fructose.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
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    Honey is worse .. because fructose.

    *headscratch*

    What?
  • MrsB123111
    MrsB123111 Posts: 535 Member
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    I actually just read an article in this month's Cooking Light magazine (not the most scientific source, but a source none-the-less), on honey, white sugar, brown sugar and raw sugar. It said that there really isn't a difference nutritionally, it's all a matter of taste.
  • Saucy_lil_Minx
    Saucy_lil_Minx Posts: 3,302 Member
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    They are both high on the GI scale (if you are worried about insulin levels) How about Stevia? It is like 400 x sweeter, and you need a lot less, and no problems with insulin.

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