{{Nutritional value|name=தேன்|kJ=1272|protein=0.3 g|fat=0 g|carbs=82.4 g|sugars=82.12 g|fiber=0.2 g|sodium_mg=4|potassium_mg=52|vitC_mg=0.5|riboflowin_mg=0.038|niacin_mg=0.121|pantothenic_mg=0.068|folate_ug=2|iron_mg=0.42|magnesium_mg=2|phosphorus_mg=4|zinc_mg=0.22|calcium_mg=6|vitB6_mg=0.024|water=17.10 g|source_usda=1|note=Shown is for 100 g, roughly 5 tbsp.}}
Honey is a mixture of sugars and other compounds. With respect to carbohydrates, honey is mainly [[fructose]] (about 38.5%) and [[glucose]] (about 31.0%),<ref name="NHB carbs"/> making it similar to the synthetically produced [[inverted sugar syrup]], which is approximately 48% fructose, 47% glucose, and 5% [[sucrose]]. Honey's remaining carbohydrates include [[maltose]], sucrose, and other [[Oligosaccharide|complex carbohydrates]].<ref name="NHB carbs"/> As with all nutritive sweeteners, honey is mostly sugars and contains only trace amounts of [[vitamin]]s or [[Dietary mineral|minerals]].<ref name="sugaralliance">{{Cite book|title=Questions Most Frequently Asked About Sugar|publisher = American Sugar Alliance|url=http://shelf1.library.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/tiff2pdf/heinz/box00335/fld00030/bdl0029/doc0001/heinz.pdf }}</ref><ref name="Nutrient Data">[http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/6058 Nutrient data for 19296, Honey]. USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory.</ref> Honey also contains tiny amounts of several compounds thought to function as [[antioxidant]]s, including [[chrysin]], [[pinobanksin]], [[vitamin C]], [[catalase]], and [[pinocembrin]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Martos I, Ferreres F, Tomás-Barberán F|title=Identification of flavonoid markers for the botanical origin of Eucalyptus honey|journal=J Agric Food Chem|volume=48|issue=5|pages=1498–502|year=2000|pmid=10820049|doi=10.1021/jf991166q}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Gheldof N, Wang X, Engeseth N|title=Identification and quantification of antioxidant components of honeys from various floral sources|journal=J Agric Food Chem|volume=50|issue=21|pages=5870–7|year=2002|pmid=12358452|doi=10.1021/jf0256135}}</ref>{{Vague|date=September 2009}} The
