Differences between honey and sugar

Posted By: Sm Adminon: February 05, 2016In: Food and Cooking

Honey:
Honey is a sweet food made by the honeybees using nectar from flowers. According to the flowers being used by the bees, the taste of honey also becomes different. It has a lot of health benefits.
Sugar:
Sugar is the sweet, short chain and soluble carbohydrates which is used as food. It is extracted from sugarcane and sugar beet. Sugars are carbohydrates which provide us energy.
Differences:

Basis	Honey	Sugar
Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com)	A sweet, sticky yellowish-brown fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers.	A sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink
Synonyms	Sweet, precious, sweeten, yellow	Kale, bread, sweet, shekels, boodle
Types	Its types are: Manuka Buckwheat Alfalfa Clover Blueberry Wildflower Orange Blossom Monofloral Medihoney Honeydew Polyfloral Blended	Its types are: Granulated sugar Caster sugar Confectioners Sugar Pearl Sugar Sanding Sugar Cane Sugar Demerara Sugar Turbinado Sugar Muscovado Sugar Light Brown Sugar Dark Brown Sugar
History	Humans apparently began hunting for honey at least 8,000 years ago, as evidenced by a cave painting in Valencia, Spain. The painting is a Mesolithic rock painting, showing two honey-hunters collecting honey and honeycomb from a wild bee nest.	It is not known where sugar originated, but it is thought to have first been used in the Polynesian Islands of the Pacific Ocean over 5,000 years ago.
Word origin	The word honey was originated from Old English hunig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honig and German Honig.	The word sugar was originated from Middle English: from Old French sukere, from Italian zucchero, probably via medieval Latin from Arabic sukkar.
Usage	The uses of honey are: Improve digestion Relieve nausea Acne cure Exfoliator Improve diabetes Lower cholesterol Improve circulation Antioxidant support Restore sleep Pre-biotic support Improve allergies Lose weight Moisturize Hair mask Eczema relief Reduce inflammation Heal wounds Cure UTI Shampoo Relive sore throat	Its uses are: Treat a wound Soothe a singed tongue Ease a spicy burn Make a body scrub Clean cruddy hands Trap wasps Makes lipstick last Smoothed lips Clean grinder
Pronunciation	Eng (UK): /ˈhʌni/ Eng (US): /ˈhənē/	Eng (UK): /ˈʃʊɡə/ Eng (US): /ˈSHo͝oɡər/
Color	Honey is golden in colour and in liquid form.	Sugar is white and is seen in grain form.
Advantages/Benefits	Its advantages are: Alleviates Allergies All-Natural Energy Drink Boosts Memory Cough Suppressant Sleep Aid Treats Dandruff Treats Wounds And Burns	Its advantages are: Calorie content Diabetes Skin health Less processed Blood and insulin benefits Minerals and nutrients Environment benefits
Disadvantages	Its disadvantages are: High sugar levels Not suitable for infants Weight gain Type 2 diabetes Heart disease	Its disadvantages are: Weight gain Tooth decay Diabetes Promotes inflammation
Example in Sentence	I put some honey in my toast. She added honey to her tea.	Put one spoon of sugar in my coffee. I forgot to put sugar in the tea.