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Spearmint vs. Dried thyme — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between spearmint and dried thyme?

  • Dried thyme is richer than spearmint in iron, manganese, calcium, fiber, copper, zinc, folate, vitamin C, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Dried thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 1397% more.

We used Spearmint, fresh and Spices, thyme, dried types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 60% 40% 445% 80% 30% 26% 3.9% 146% 0%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +249.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +849.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +77.7%
Contains more IronIron +941.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +258.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +467%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +235%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +603.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 44% 0% 68% 0% 20% 40% 18% 15% 36% 0% 0% 79%
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 167% 0% 63% 150% 128% 92% 93% 0% 127% 0% 4286% 206%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +275.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +557.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +421.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +248.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +161%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~190µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spearmint Dried thyme DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1714.5µg 1429%
Iron 11.87mg 123.6mg 1397%
Manganese 1.118mg 7.867mg 293%
Calcium 199mg 1890mg 169%
Fiber 6.8g 37g 121%
Copper 0.24mg 0.86mg 69%
Vitamin E 7.48mg 50%
Zinc 1.09mg 6.18mg 46%
Folate 105µg 274µg 42%
Vitamin C 13.3mg 50mg 41%
Magnesium 63mg 220mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.513mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.55mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.948mg 4.94mg 25%
Phosphorus 60mg 201mg 20%
Carbs 8.41g 63.94g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.175mg 0.399mg 17%
Calories 44kcal 276kcal 12%
Protein 3.29g 9.11g 12%
Saturated fat 0.191g 2.73g 12%
Fats 0.73g 7.43g 10%
Potassium 458mg 814mg 10%
Selenium 4.6µg 8%
Choline 43.6mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.394g 1.19g 5%
Sodium 30mg 55mg 1%
Vitamin A 203µg 190µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.47g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 7.5g 3.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 134kcal 303kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 227g 36g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.2 0.61 N/A
Net carbs 1.61g 26.94g N/A
Sugar 1.71g N/A
Tryptophan 0.05mg 0.186mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0.252mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.135mg 0.468mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0.43mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0.207mg 0%
Methionine 0.046mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.168mg 0%
Valine 0.164mg 0.502mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 86% 2%
Protein: 3.29 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 8.41 g
Water: 85.55 g
Other: 2.02 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +998.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +176.9%
Contains more FatsFats +917.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +660.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.191 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.394 g
62% 11% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.73 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.47 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.19 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1780%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +202%

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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. Spearmint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173475/nutrients
  2. Dried thyme - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170938/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.