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Dried thyme vs. Nutmeg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between dried thyme and nutmeg?

  • Dried thyme is richer than nutmeg in iron, vitamin K, manganese, calcium, vitamin A, fiber, vitamin C, vitamin E, and folate.
  • Dried thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 1507% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in dried thyme is lower.

We used Spices, thyme, dried and Spices, nutmeg, ground types in this article.

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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 157% 567% 72% 4635% 287% 169% 86% 7.2% 1026% 25%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +927.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +132.6%
Contains more IronIron +3965.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +187.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +171.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +187.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~213mg

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 167% 63% 150% 0% 128% 92% 93% 0% 127% 0% 4286% 206% 24%
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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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +280.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +243.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +260.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +395.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried thyme Nutmeg DV% diff.
Iron 123.6mg 3.04mg 1507%
Vitamin K 1714.5µg 0µg 1429%
Manganese 7.867mg 2.9mg 216%
Calcium 1890mg 184mg 171%
Saturated fat 2.73g 25.94g 106%
Fiber 37g 20.8g 65%
Vitamin C 50mg 3mg 52%
Folate 274µg 76µg 50%
Vitamin E 7.48mg 0mg 50%
Fats 7.43g 36.31g 44%
Zinc 6.18mg 2.15mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.55mg 0.16mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.399mg 0.057mg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.94mg 1.299mg 23%
Vitamin A 190µg 5µg 21%
Copper 0.86mg 1.027mg 19%
Potassium 814mg 350mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.513mg 0.346mg 14%
Calories 276kcal 525kcal 12%
Magnesium 220mg 183mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.47g 3.22g 7%
Protein 9.11g 5.84g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.19g 0.35g 6%
Choline 43.6mg 8.8mg 6%
Selenium 4.6µg 1.6µg 5%
Carbs 63.94g 49.29g 5%
Sodium 55mg 16mg 2%
Phosphorus 201mg 213mg 2%
Net carbs 26.94g 28.49g N/A
Sugar 1.71g 2.99g N/A
Tryptophan 0.186mg 0%
Threonine 0.252mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.468mg 0%
Leucine 0.43mg 0%
Lysine 0.207mg 0%
Valine 0.502mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 7% 64% 8% 12%
Protein: 9.11 g
Fats: 7.43 g
Carbs: 63.94 g
Water: 7.79 g
Other: 11.73 g
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6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +56%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.7%
Contains more WaterWater +25%
Contains more OtherOther +403.4%
Contains more FatsFats +388.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
62% 11% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.73 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.47 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.19 g
Nutmeg
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88% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.22 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.35 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +240%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +585.1%

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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. Dried thyme - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170938/nutrients
  2. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/nutrients

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

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