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Herbal tea vs. Thyme — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are herbal tea and thyme different?

  • Herbal tea contains less iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, copper, fiber, manganese, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 than thyme.
  • Thyme covers your daily need for iron, 217% more than herbal tea.
  • Thyme has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of thyme is 45, while the glycemic index of herbal tea is 0.

Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed and Thyme, fresh types were used 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 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 3% 0% 1.1% 0.43% 0.52% 62% 0%
Thyme
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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 less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4962.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2945%
Contains more IronIron +21712.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +4425%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +260.4%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Thyme
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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 CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4460%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4400%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Herbal tea Thyme DV% diff.
Iron 0.08mg 17.45mg 217%
Vitamin C 0mg 160.1mg 178%
Copper 0mg 0.555mg 62%
Fiber 0g 14g 56%
Manganese 0.477mg 1.719mg 54%
Calcium 8mg 405mg 40%
Magnesium 3mg 160mg 37%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.471mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.348mg 27%
Vitamin A 0µg 238µg 26%
Potassium 20mg 609mg 17%
Zinc 0.04mg 1.81mg 16%
Phosphorus 1mg 106mg 15%
Folate 1µg 45µg 11%
Protein 0g 5.56g 11%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 1.824mg 11%
Carbs 0g 24.45g 8%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.409mg 8%
Calories 0kcal 101kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.048mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.532g 4%
Fats 0g 1.68g 3%
Saturated fat 0g 0.467g 2%
Net carbs 0g 10.45g N/A
Sodium 4mg 9mg 0%
Choline 0.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.58 g
Other: 0.42 g
Thyme
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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 +52.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +661.9%

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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. Herbal tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171946/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.

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