Honey contains fewer calories than sugar. It contains fructose and glucose which are easily assimilated by the body. Glucose and fructose are also called a monosaccharide.
These monosaccharides (simple sugars) do not have to be processed by the body – they enter the bloodstream easily and together do not produce as much of a blood sugar rush. Fructose specifically is much more slowly absorbed than glucose.
On the other hand, white table sugar is “foreign” to the human body, called a disaccharide. A disaccharide (sucrose) has to be broken into glucose down by the small intestines before entering the bloodstream. So this is more work on the body and more work by the pancreas and causes more of an insulin “rush” or crash after consumption.
For the same sweetness, 1 TBSP Honey = 1 ½ to 2 TBSP Sugar.
As you can see, using raw honey provides fewer calories but the same sweetness. This is because of the monosaccharide content.
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