Comparison: Honey, Molasses, Maple Syrup

(100 grams)	-----	Honey

Molasses
Blackstrap Molasses
Maple Syrup

Sugars
(grams)
82.4
55.5
N/A
59.5
Calcium
(mg)
6
205
860
67
Magnesium
(mg)
2
242
215
14
Potassium
(mg)
52.0
1464
2492
204
Zinc
(mg)
.2
0.3
1.0
4.2
Copper
(mg)
0.0
0.5
2.0
3.3
Manganese
(mg)
.1
1.5
2.6
3.3
Protein
(g)
.3
0.0
0
0
Omega 6
(mg)
0.0
50
0
100

Honey may look like the least of these, but it should be remembered that this is only a glimpse at a few nutrients. Honey is full of phyto-nutrients, the importance of which is only recently coming into the scope of our understanding. What bees feed on while producing honey can drastically change the nutritional make-up of a certain honey. Some exotic honeys actually have flavoring added to them, and these flavorings and their suitablility for use in crab food should be scrutinized cautiously before feeding. However, most honey's are named for the types of flowers the colony of bees is feeding on such as buckwheat honey, clover honey, citrus blossom honey, tamarisk honey, etc.