Honey
Honey is a natural sweetener used in beverages, baked goods, sauces, marinades, and desserts.
About Honey
Honey is the thick, sweet food produced by bees from floral nectar and stored in the hive. It is used as a natural sweetener in beverages, baking, desserts, sauces, marinades, glazes, and dressings.
Its flavour and aroma are shaped by the nectar source, ranging from delicate to pronounced. Texture may be fluid, viscous, creamy, or naturally crystallized, with crystallization changing handling rather than making it a different sweetener.
Honey ranges from nearly clear gold to deep amber or brown. It is sold as liquid, creamed, crystallized, filtered, or heated honey; comb honey is presented in or with pieces of beeswax. Warming may liquefy crystallized honey, while filtering or heating changes handling and texture.
- Ingredient type
- sweetener
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Local names for honey
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
miel
miel
蜂蜜
fēngmì
мёд
myod
Honey
honey
मह
maha
μέλι
méli
ಜೇನುತುಪ್ಪ
jēnutuppa
med
medus
蜂蜜
hachimitsu
hunang
ទឹកឃ្មុំ
tœ̆k khmum
தேன்
tēṉ
мёд
myod
ማር
mar
mil
мед
med
عسل
ʿasal
mêl
мед
med
꿀
kkul
মধু
modhu
бал
bal
miód
med
මී පැණි
mī pæṇi
शहद
śahad
зөгийн бал
zögiin bal
തേൻ
tēṉ
ماکي
mākī
شات
shāt
madu
bal
གསེར་མངར།
ser ngar
Honig
شہد
shehad
mesi
ပျားရည်
pya yae
мед
med
honning
honung
մեղր
meġr
honing
asal
miere
דבש
dvash
miele
medus
madu
عسل
asal
mjaltë
мед
med
għasel
mel
med
med
મધ
madha
mật ong
hunaja
ମହୁ
mahu
mel
मध
madha
თაფლი
tapli
น้ำผึ้ง
nám phึng
pulot-pukyutan
ਸ਼ਹਿਦ
śahida
méz
האָניק
honik
honning
asali
med
ھەسەل
hesel
honning
meli
maha
Romanised form
méli
Romanised form
jēnutuppa
Romanised form
hachimitsu
Romanised form
honey (dried)
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honey from France
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honey from New Zealand
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honey from Spain
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honey from the Gâtinais
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honey from the Provence
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Honey, Acacia
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miel de citronnier
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miel de citronnier d'Espagne
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miel de fleurs de France
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miel de foret d'italie
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miel de foret de france
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miel de framboisier
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miel de garrigue
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miel de lavande origine france
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miel de litchi
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Miel de luzerne
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tœ̆k khmum
Romanised form
tēṉ
Romanised form
myod
Romanised form
mar
Romanised form
med
Romanised form
ʿasal
Romanised form
med
Romanised form
kkul
Romanised form
modhu
Romanised form
bal
Romanised form
mī pæṇi
Romanised form
fēngmì
Romanised form
śahad
Romanised form
zögiin bal
Romanised form
tēṉ
Romanised form
mākī
Romanised form
shāt
Romanised form
ser ngar
Romanised form
shehad
Romanised form
myod
Romanised form
pya yae
Romanised form
med
Romanised form
meġr
Romanised form
dvash
Romanised form
asal
Romanised form
med
Romanised form
madha
Romanised form
mahu
Romanised form
madha
Romanised form
tapli
Romanised form
nám phึng
Romanised form
śahida
Romanised form
honik
Romanised form
hesel
Romanised form
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Honey nutrition & diet
Honey nutritional value
Honey
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.
- Calories
- 304kcal
- Protein
- 0.3g
- Carbs
- 82.4g
- Fat
- 0.0g
Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.
Portions & preparation
Use the reference form that matches the product: liquid, crystallized, whipped, heated, or blended honey can differ in water content and handling. Record the amount added to drinks, sauces, baking mixtures, or spreads, and distinguish honey itself from products containing syrups or other sweeteners.
Compare the right form: Match pure honey in its stated form—liquid, crystallized, whipped, raw, or heated—and use the edible honey portion, excluding packaging.
Diet considerations
Honey is an animal-derived sweetener produced by bees, so its compatibility differs from plant-based sweeteners for people avoiding animal products. Added syrups, flavorings, dairy, or cereal ingredients can change the product. Its carbohydrate contribution is portion-dependent, especially in beverages, desserts, sauces, and baked goods.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianTypically compatible
- PescatarianTypically compatible
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically incompatible
- The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
- Vegetarian · Typically compatible
- Permitted by the lacto-ovo vegetarian pattern used here, in its plain form.
- Pescatarian · Typically compatible
- Permitted by the pescatarian pattern used here, in its plain form.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Honey ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
Last recorded verification: .