On Fri, 17 Nov 2000 14:42:49 -0700, Lorenzo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>I don't know what you call paleo sources.
>>Honey...... is devoid of vitamins.
>
>Where can one find an analysis of honey?
Look at nat or usda.
Now i use my links at http://www.geocities.com/paleolix
Trying to be a little more exact here are 100g honey.. from NAT
Nutrient Analysis Tool - Analyze Food
Nutri Total Rec. %Rec.
-----------+--------+------+------
Calories 304 2900 10.48%
Pro (g) 0.3 63 0.48%
Fat (g) 0 96.67 0%
Carb (g) 82.4 -- --
Fiber (g) 0.2 -- --
Cal (mg) 6 800 0.75%
Iron (mg) 0.4 10 4%
Na (mg) 4 2000 0.2%
Pot (mg) 52 -- --
Phos (mg) 4 800 0.5%
Ash (g) 0.2 -- --
vitA (IU) 0 5000 0%
vitC (mg) 0.5 60 0.83%
Thia (mg) 0 1.5 0%
Ribo (mg) 0.04 1.7 2.35%
Nia (mg) 0.12 19 0.63%
H2O % 17.1 -- --
satF (g) 0 32.22 0%
monoF (g) 0 32.22 0%
polyF (g) 0 32.22 0%
Chol (mg) 0 300 0%
The percentages show, that 10% calories deliver
close to nothing of most vitamins, namely thiamin.
Food 1-HONEY-STRND/XTRCTD (19296)-100:1 g
>Do the bees survive the winter on sucrose as well as on
>honey?
It seems that bees just conserve pure energy --
with a little accidental flower power?
This explanis how bees survive if they are robbed all honey and
left to sugar only....
Cheers, Amadeus
(I've neven been to Wiesbaden... true bavarian)