Honey contains glucose, fructose, proteins, antimicrobials, hormones, organic acids, and carbohydrates. It also contains a complex mixture of vitamins, minerals, and trace elements. Raw honey also contains live enzymes that are vitally important for the proper functioning of all of our body systems. You may be wondering why so many people recommend using honey to sweeten instead of white sugar. For one reason, honey is built of simple sugars, requiring less work for the body to convert that sugar into energy.
White sugar is highly refined, and requires far more processing to be converted into energy.
Even then, the body cannot assimilate all the by-products of converting white sugars. The remainder ends up stored in the fat tissue. It also stimulates the improper production of insulin in the body. Eating white sugar actually can leach valuable minerals from the body, the same ones that honey put in. White sugar has also been proven to be a carcinogen, and it contains no vitamins or minerals.