Nutritional and Energy Enhancements from Honey

A fact sheet from the National Honey Board titled Honey's Nutrition and Health Facts contains some nuggests about honey's nutritional advantages. Although the main ingredients of honey are water and carbohydrates there are also a large number of vitamins and minerals included. They are calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, niacin, riboflavin and pantothenic acid.

Honey is also a source of anti-oxidents which comes as news to some. The anti-oxidents come in the form of varieties of flavonoids and phenolic acids. Usually darker honey has higher anti-oxident content

Carboydrate content is divided about equally between fructose and glucose and yields 17 grams of carbohydrates per tablespoon. Honey has been used by athletes since antiquity.