Honey Calories and Macros — Nutrition Facts per 1 tbsp (21g)

Honey contains 64 calories per 1 tbsp (21g), with 0.1g of protein, 17.3g of carbs, and 0g of fat. Here's the full nutrient breakdown — sourced from USDA FoodData Central — and how it fits into common tracking goals.

Honey nutrition facts

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Source: USDA FoodData Central.

Calorie-wise it's still sugar — about 64 calories a tablespoon, slightly more than table sugar by volume because it's denser.

How does honey fit your goals?

Honey is a carb-dominant food, with 17.3g of carbohydrate per 1 tbsp (21g). That makes it a useful pre- or post-training fuel source, especially for endurance work or higher-volume strength sessions. If you're tracking for fat loss, the lever isn't avoiding carbs — it's portioning them around the parts of your day where the energy is actually used.

How honey compares to other condiments & sauces

Tracking honey in Bento Bunny

Logging foods like honey manually means digging through a database, picking the right entry, and adjusting the serving size — multiple taps per meal. With Bento Bunny's AI photo tracking, you snap one picture and the macros land in your daily total automatically. For honey specifically, the model recognises typical portion sizes well, so the numbers above will land within a few percent of what you'd get from manual weighing.

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