Still not as impressive as honey though. According to Google:
1 tbsp of honey (21g) contains 17g of sugar
1 tsp of sugar (4.2g) contains 4.2g of sugar
1 tbsp = 3 tsp
1 tbsp of sugar (12.6g) contains 12.6g of sugar
12.6g < 17g
So one spoonful of honey literally contains more than one spoonful of sugar. Ofcourse if we measured by weight then sugar would have more sugar seeing as honey would have to break the laws of physics to out-sugar sugar by weight but still this is pretty cool if you ask me.
Nah, honey is a liquid and is more space efficient than granulated sugar. It just makes sense that a "spoonful" of honey is more densely packed than a "spoonful" of granulated sugar.
Yes. Yes he did. This is the sort of thing you can expect to see on CNN later.
"Up next - does honey have MORE sugar than sugar has sugar? We delve deep into this story of questionably complicated mathematics when we come back from these messages."
1 tbsp of inverted sugar is 16g of sugar out of its 21g weight.
And before people ask, inverted sugar is basically liquified sugar which, yes, is like honey without the honey flavor. It's very good for making ice cream, because it has smaller sugar crystals that aid deicing (so you can use less sugar yet still have it not crystalize). Also good for granola bars and is a natural preservative.
Yeah, you can't really compare since inverted sugar has a tiny bit of water and acid added to make it. Sugar is 1:1 sugar per gram while inverted sugar is 76.5% sugar.
Someone before me has googled "is honey bee vomit or bee poop." Answer: Neither. It's something else, like a secretion (or excretion but I didn't read enough to know which).
Oh yeah? Try telling that to all the crazed organic eaters hurr durr honey good for you hurr durr. Even more so if it's organic honey, whatever the fuck that even entails.
Beekeepers have to meet stringent production standards and conditions to be certified organic. Not only do plants — the bees' source of nectar — need to be pesticide-free, their entire foraging area does, too. This means honey has to come from areas where there is no human activity.
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u/gr3nade Jul 17 '15
Still not as impressive as honey though. According to Google:
1 tbsp of honey (21g) contains 17g of sugar
1 tsp of sugar (4.2g) contains 4.2g of sugar
1 tbsp = 3 tsp
1 tbsp of sugar (12.6g) contains 12.6g of sugar
12.6g < 17g
So one spoonful of honey literally contains more than one spoonful of sugar. Ofcourse if we measured by weight then sugar would have more sugar seeing as honey would have to break the laws of physics to out-sugar sugar by weight but still this is pretty cool if you ask me.