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Thyme vs. Arugula — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are thyme and arugula different?

  • Arugula contains less iron, vitamin C, manganese, copper, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin B2, magnesium, calcium, and vitamin B6 than thyme.
  • Thyme covers your daily need for iron, 200% more than arugula.
  • Thyme has 11 times more vitamin C than arugula. Thyme has 160.1mg of vitamin C, while arugula has 15mg.
  • Thyme has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of thyme is 45, while the glycemic index of arugula is 32.

Thyme, fresh and Arugula, raw 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.
Thyme
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +240.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +153.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65%
Contains more IronIron +1095.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +630.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +285.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +435.5%

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.
Thyme
Thyme
5
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%
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 50% 0% 40% 8.6% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +967.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +447.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +498%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +376.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +115.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.044mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.437mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Arugula DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 1.46mg 200%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 15mg 161%
Vitamin K 108.6µg 91%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.321mg 61%
Copper 0.555mg 0.076mg 53%
Fiber 14g 1.6g 50%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.086mg 30%
Magnesium 160mg 47mg 27%
Calcium 405mg 160mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.073mg 21%
Vitamin A 238µg 119µg 13%
Folate 45µg 97µg 13%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.47mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.305mg 9%
Phosphorus 106mg 52mg 8%
Carbs 24.45g 3.65g 7%
Potassium 609mg 369mg 7%
Protein 5.56g 2.58g 6%
Calories 101kcal 25kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Fats 1.68g 0.66g 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.086g 2%
Sodium 9mg 27mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.437mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.319g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.5g 10g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 182kcal 97kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 400g N/A
Net carbs 10.45g 2.05g N/A
Sugar 2.05g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.044mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.049g 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
Thyme
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
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +115.5%
Contains more FatsFats +154.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +569.9%
Contains more OtherOther +128.6%
Contains more WaterWater +40.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
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
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +65.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +66.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.6%

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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. Thyme - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173470/nutrients
  2. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/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.