Honey vs. white sugar: All the differences you did not know
Which has fewer calories, which is sweeter and what percentage of sugar is in honey? What’s the best way to sweeten food? Here’s everything you want and need to know.
Spiced honey cake (photo credit: PASCALE PEREZ-RUBIN)
Here are some differences between honey and white sugar you probably aren’t aware of, and are important to know:
Israeli beekeeper Paz Raziel checks a honeycomb in a field near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai (Credit: GIL COHEN MAGEN/REUTERS)
Calories
Honey has fewer calories than white sugar.
How much less? One hundred grams of sugar has 400 calories, 100 grams
of honey has only 320, which is a significant difference.
Sweetness
Honey
is 1.3 times sweeter than white sugar. Therefore, you can use less
honey and still get the same level of sweetness you want in a recipe.
White Sugar (Credit: Ingimage)
Composition
White
sugar consists of 100% sugar molecules. Honey is 80% sugar, along with
17% water and 3% compounds including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants
and propolis.
Purity
Honey
is a raw material that comes from nature. Wait, but sugar also comes
from sugar cane which grows in the ground, right? True, but the white
sugar we buy goes through various processes, including refining, which
strips away any nutritional value.
The bottom line is that in any baked goods you make, the use of a sweetener should be moderate and measured. You’ll have some advantages with honey.
This article was originally published by The Jerusalem Post's sister site, Walla!
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