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Thyme vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are thyme and baking powder different?

  • Thyme has more vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, manganese, copper, fiber, and vitamin B2; however, baking powder is richer in calcium and phosphorus.
  • Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 547% more than thyme.
  • Thyme contains less sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of thyme is 45.

Thyme, fresh and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate 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
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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 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +492.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2945%
Contains more IronIron +58.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +5450%
Contains more ZincZinc +18000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15527.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1350.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1967%

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
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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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 405mg 5876mg 547%
Sodium 9mg 10600mg 460%
Phosphorus 106mg 2191mg 298%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 0mg 178%
Iron 17.45mg 11.02mg 80%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.011mg 74%
Copper 0.555mg 0.01mg 61%
Fiber 14g 0.2g 55%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0mg 36%
Magnesium 160mg 27mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin A 238µg 0µg 26%
Potassium 609mg 20mg 17%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.01mg 16%
Protein 5.56g 0g 11%
Folate 45µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Fats 1.68g 0g 3%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0g 2%
Calories 101kcal 53kcal 2%
Carbs 24.45g 27.7g 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 27.5g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0g 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
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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
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1202.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.3%
Contains more OtherOther +2003.1%

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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. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.