Honey leads 8–1 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Honey comes out ahead, winning 8 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Corn syrup for more calcium.
Pick Honey for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0 g0.1 gWIN
- Carbohydrate27.13 g27.11 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0.07 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better27.13 g27.01 gWIN
- Total fat0.07 g0 g
- Saturated fatless is better0 g0 g
- Sodiumless is better21.91 mg1.32 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better0.35 mg17.11 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN4.59 mg1.97 mg
- Ironmore is better0 mg0.14 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better0.35 mg0.66 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.16 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

