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Nori vs. Thyme — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between nori and thyme

  • Nori is higher in folate and vitamin A, yet thyme is higher in iron, vitamin C, fiber, magnesium, calcium, copper, manganese, and vitamin B6.
  • Thyme covers your daily iron needs 196% more than nori.
  • Nori contains 3 times more folate than thyme. While nori contains 146µg of folate, thyme contains only 45µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, laver, 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.
Nori
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
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 more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +478.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.1%
Contains more IronIron +869.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +82.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74%

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.
Nori
6
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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
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 Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +104.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +224.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +310.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +118.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~238µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.471mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nori Thyme DV% diff.
Iron 1.8mg 17.45mg 196%
Vitamin C 39mg 160.1mg 135%
Fiber 0.3g 14g 55%
Magnesium 2mg 160mg 38%
Calcium 70mg 405mg 34%
Manganese 0.988mg 1.719mg 32%
Copper 0.264mg 0.555mg 32%
Folate 146µg 45µg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.159mg 0.348mg 15%
Phosphorus 58mg 106mg 7%
Zinc 1.05mg 1.81mg 7%
Potassium 356mg 609mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Carbs 5.11g 24.45g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 0.048mg 4%
Vitamin K 4µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.11g 0.532g 3%
Calories 35kcal 101kcal 3%
Vitamin A 260µg 238µg 2%
Fats 0.28g 1.68g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.446mg 0.471mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.47mg 1.824mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.521mg 0.409mg 2%
Sodium 48mg 9mg 2%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.467g 2%
Protein 5.81g 5.56g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 4.81g 10.45g N/A
Sugar 0.49g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.232mg 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0.285mg 0%
Leucine 0.501mg 0.262mg 0%
Lysine 0.222mg 0.126mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.402mg 0.307mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nori
3
6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Thyme
2
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 +30.6%
Contains more OtherOther +17.8%
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +378.5%
~equal in Protein ~5.56g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nori
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31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Thyme
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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 -86.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +224%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +383.6%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/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.