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Garden cress vs. Thyme — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between garden cress and thyme

  • Garden cress has more vitamin A; however, thyme has more iron, vitamin C, fiber, manganese, copper, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 202% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cress, garden, raw and Thyme, fresh.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 114% 122% 54% 654% 185% 49% 45% 1.2% 224% 0%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +321.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +1242.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +226.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +687%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +210.8%
~equal in Potassium ~609mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 534% 79% 0% 0% 12% 109% 34% 25% 80% 0% 0% 34% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +45.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +77.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +132%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Thyme DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Iron 1.3mg 17.45mg 202%
Vitamin C 69mg 160.1mg 101%
Fiber 1.1g 14g 52%
Manganese 0.553mg 1.719mg 51%
Copper 0.17mg 0.555mg 43%
Calcium 81mg 405mg 32%
Magnesium 38mg 160mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.471mg 16%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.81mg 14%
Vitamin A 346µg 238µg 12%
Folate 80µg 45µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.348mg 8%
Carbs 5.5g 24.45g 6%
Protein 2.6g 5.56g 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1mg 1.824mg 5%
Phosphorus 76mg 106mg 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.409mg 3%
Calories 32kcal 101kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.048mg 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Fats 0.7g 1.68g 2%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.467g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.532g 2%
Net carbs 4.4g 10.45g N/A
Potassium 606mg 609mg 0%
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Sodium 14mg 9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
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6% 2% 24% 65% 3%
Protein: 5.56 g
Fats: 1.68 g
Carbs: 24.45 g
Water: 65.11 g
Other: 3.2 g
Contains more WaterWater +37.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +113.8%
Contains more FatsFats +140%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +344.5%
Contains more OtherOther +77.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
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43% 8% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.467 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.081 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.532 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +195.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +133.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/nutrients
  2. Thyme - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173470/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.