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Parsley vs. Thyme — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between parsley and thyme?

  • Parsley is richer in vitamin A and folate, while thyme is higher in iron, manganese, copper, fiber, vitamin C, vitamin B2, calcium, and magnesium.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 141% higher.
  • Thyme has 3 times less folate than parsley. Parsley has 152µg of folate, while thyme has 45µg.
  • Thyme has a higher glycemic index (45) than parsley (32).

We used Parsley, fresh and Thyme, fresh types in this comparison.

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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 36% 41% 49% 233% 50% 29% 25% 7.3% 21% 0.55%
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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 +220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +193.5%
Contains more IronIron +181.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +272.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +69.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +82.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +974.4%
~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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 443% 0% 140% 15% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 534% 0% 79% 0% 12% 109% 34% 25% 80% 0% 0% 34%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +79.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +237.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +380.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +286.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.409mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Thyme DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 1367%
Iron 6.2mg 17.45mg 141%
Manganese 0.16mg 1.719mg 68%
Copper 0.149mg 0.555mg 45%
Fiber 3.3g 14g 43%
Vitamin C 133mg 160.1mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.471mg 29%
Calcium 138mg 405mg 27%
Folate 152µg 45µg 27%
Magnesium 50mg 160mg 26%
Vitamin A 421µg 238µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.348mg 20%
Zinc 1.07mg 1.81mg 7%
Phosphorus 58mg 106mg 7%
Carbs 6.33g 24.45g 6%
Protein 2.97g 5.56g 5%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 5%
Calories 36kcal 101kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.048mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 1.824mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.532g 3%
Potassium 554mg 609mg 2%
Sodium 56mg 9mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.467g 2%
Fats 0.79g 1.68g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.081g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 8.3g 5.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 121kcal 182kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 278g 99g N/A
Net carbs 3.03g 10.45g N/A
Sugar 0.85g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.409mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.285mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0.262mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.126mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.307mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 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 +34.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.2%
Contains more FatsFats +112.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +286.3%
Contains more OtherOther +45.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 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 -71.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +264.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +329%

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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. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/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.