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Honey Nutrition Facts, Calories and Sugar

A tablespoon of honey (21 g) has 64 calories and 17.3 g of carbohydrate, almost all of it sugar, with only traces of protein and no fat. Most of the rest of its weight is water.

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1 tbsp (21 g)
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Nutrition Facts 1 serving per container Serving size 1 tbsp (21g) Amount per serving Calories 60 % Daily Value* Total Fat 0g 0% Saturated Fat 0g 0% Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 0mg 0% Total Carbohydrate 17g 6% Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Total Sugars 17g Includes 17g Added Sugars 34% Protein 0g Vitamin D 0mcg 0% Calcium 0mg 0% Iron 0.1mg 0% Potassium 10mg 0% The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. *

FDA standard format. Values use the FDA rounding rules for the serving you pick. Nutrients USDA does not report for this food print as 0 on the panel and as "not reported" in the table.

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1 tbsp (21 g)

At a glance

Calories
64
Protein
0.1 g · 0%
Total carbohydrate
17.3 g · 6%
Total fat
0 g · 0%
Dietary fiber
<0.1 g · 0%
Total sugars
17.2 g · 0%
Sodium
0.84 mg · 0%
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All nutrients for this serving
1 tbsp (21 g)
NutrientPer serving% DV*Per 100 g
Calories and macronutrients
Calories64304
Total fat0 g0%0 g
Saturated fat0 g0%0 g
Trans fatnot reported
Monounsaturated fat0 g0 g
Polyunsaturated fat0 g0 g
Cholesterol0 mg0%0 mg
Sodium0.84 mg0%4 mg
Total carbohydrate17.3 g6%82.4 g
Dietary fiber<0.1 g0%0.2 g
Total sugars17.2 g82.1 g
Added sugars17.2 g34%82.1 g
Protein0.1 g0.3 g
Vitamins
Vitamin D0 mcg0%0 mcg
Vitamin A0 mcg0%0 mcg
Vitamin C0.11 mg0%0.5 mg
Vitamin E0 mg0%0 mg
Vitamin K0 mcg0%0 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0 mg0%0 mg
Riboflavin (B2)<0.1 mg1%0.04 mg
Niacin (B3)<0.1 mg0%0.12 mg
Vitamin B6<0.1 mg0%0.02 mg
Folate (DFE)0.42 mcg0%2 mcg
Vitamin B120 mcg0%0 mcg
Choline0.46 mg0%2.2 mg
Minerals
Calcium1.3 mg0%6 mg
Iron0.09 mg0%0.42 mg
Potassium11 mg0%52 mg
Magnesium0.42 mg0%2 mg
Phosphorus0.84 mg0%4 mg
Zinc<0.1 mg0%0.22 mg
Copper<0.1 mg1%0.04 mg
Manganese<0.1 mg1%0.08 mg
Selenium0.17 mcg0%0.8 mcg
Other
Water3.6 g17.1 g
Caffeine0 mg0 mg
Alcohol0 g0 g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA reference values for adults and children 4 years and older). Per-100 g values are USDA figures before label rounding.

Honey nutrition by serving size

Every serving below is a USDA household measure for this food, a fraction of one, or a unit conversion. Amounts are USDA values scaled by weight; only the Nutrition Facts panel applies the coarser FDA label rounding.

ServingWeightCaloriesTotal carbohydrateProteinTotal fatDietary fiberTotal sugars
1 cup339 g1031279.3 g1 g0 g0.7 g278.4 g
1 tbsp21 g6417.3 g0.1 g0 g<0.1 g17.2 g
1 packet (0.5 oz)14 g4311.5 g<0.1 g0 g<0.1 g11.5 g
1 tsp7 g215.8 g<0.1 g0 g<0.1 g5.7 g
100 g100 g30482.4 g0.3 g0 g0.2 g82.1 g

How many calories are in honey?

A tablespoon of honey (21 g) has 64 calories. 100 g has 304 calories. On a Nutrition Facts label, calories are rounded to the nearest 5 or 10, so the panel above may show 60.

How much sugar is in honey?

A tablespoon of honey (21 g) has 17.2 g total sugars. All of it counts as added sugar on a Nutrition Facts label, 17.2 g (34% DV).

How many carbs are in honey?

A tablespoon of honey (21 g) has 17.3 g total carbohydrate, including <0.1 g dietary fiber and 17.2 g total sugars. Carbohydrate minus fiber is 17.3 g.

Honey nutrition per 100 grams

100 g of honey has 304 calories, 0.3 g protein, 82.4 g carbohydrate, 0.2 g fiber, 82.1 g sugars and 0 g fat.

What is in honey?

Honey is made by honeybees from flower nectar, which they concentrate by evaporating water. What remains is mostly the sugars fructose and glucose, plus water: 100 g of honey holds 17.1 g of water. Vitamins and minerals are present only in trace amounts, as the nutrient table shows.

Flavor and color depend on the flowers: clover and orange blossom honeys are light and mild, while buckwheat honey is dark and strong. The calories and sugars vary little between them, so USDA's single honey record, used here, works for common table honeys. Honey should not be given to babies under 12 months old, because it can carry spores of the bacteria that cause infant botulism.

Raw, creamed and comb honey

  • Raw honey: there is no federal definition of "raw" for honey in the US. It usually means honey that was strained but not heated much or finely filtered, so it may contain bits of pollen and wax. Its calories and sugars are the same as regular honey.
  • Creamed (whipped) honey: honey crystallized under control into a smooth, spreadable texture. Nothing is added.
  • Comb honey: honey sold in the beeswax comb, which is edible.

Why honey crystallizes

Honey is a supersaturated sugar solution, so over time the glucose crystallizes and the honey turns thick and grainy. That is normal and does not mean it has spoiled. Set the closed jar in a bowl of warm water and stir to make it liquid again. Store honey tightly closed at room temperature; the refrigerator speeds up crystallization.

Labeling honey and products sweetened with honey

When honey is an ingredient, in granola, dressings or baked goods, all of its sugar counts as added sugars on the Nutrition Facts panel. Weigh it rather than measuring by the spoon, since a tablespoon of honey weighs much more than a tablespoon of granulated sugar, and enter it in the label generator. A jar of pure honey sold on its own is a special case: FDA guidance lets single-ingredient honey omit the grams of added sugars, while still showing the %DV for added sugars, with an optional footnote explaining it. Honey has its own reference amount in the RACC lookup.

Honey nutrition label for Canada, the EU and the UK

The same serving of honey, drawn by the label formats other markets require: the Canadian bilingual Nutrition Facts table, the EU nutrition declaration (per 100 g, energy in kJ and kcal, salt instead of sodium) and the UK nutrition information table with reference intakes. The generator switches between these and many more from one recipe.

Frequently asked questions about honey

How many calories are in a teaspoon of honey?
A teaspoon of honey (7 g) has 21 calories and 5.7 g of sugars. A single-serve packet (14 g) has 43 calories.
Honey vs sugar: which has more calories?
It depends on how you measure. Gram for gram, honey has fewer calories than granulated sugar because part of it is water. By the spoonful, honey has more, because a tablespoon of honey is much heavier than a tablespoon of sugar.
Honey vs maple syrup: how does the nutrition compare?
Maple syrup is thinner and contains more water, so a tablespoon has fewer calories and less sugar than a tablespoon of honey. Both are almost entirely sugar, and both count as added sugars when used in a recipe.
Why doesn't some honey have a Nutrition Facts label?
Small producers, such as beekeepers selling at farmers markets, can qualify for the FDA's small business exemption from nutrition labeling, as long as the label makes no nutrient content or health claims. Larger brands must include the panel.
How many calories are in 100 g of honey?
100 g of honey has 304 calories, 0.3 g protein, 82.4 g carbohydrate and 0 g fat.
How much protein is in honey?
A tablespoon of honey (21 g) has 0.1 g protein, 0% of the 50 g Daily Value. 100 g has 0.3 g.
What is a serving of honey?
This page defaults to 1 tbsp (21 g), a USDA household measure. The serving size on a packaged food label is set by the FDA reference amount (RACC) for its category, so a product label can use a different amount. The selector above shows every USDA measure for honey.
Can I use honey in a Nutrition Facts label calculation?
Yes. Open the generator with honey added, enter the weight you use, add your other ingredients and the label is calculated from the same USDA record shown here. A label for a product you sell must reflect your actual recipe and finished serving.

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Source and method

Nutrient values are from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (April 2018 release, public domain), record 169640: "Honey". Values are stored per 100 g exactly as USDA reports them and scaled to each serving by weight. The Nutrition Facts panel applies the FDA rounding rules in 21 CFR 101.9; tables and text show the scaled amounts at reading precision, so a figure can differ slightly from the panel. A nutrient USDA does not report for this food is shown as not reported, never as a guessed value.

SR Legacy predates the added sugars field. All sugars in this food are counted as added sugars, as they would be on a label. View the USDA record ↗

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