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Thyme vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are thyme and bananas different?

  • Thyme has more iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and zinc than bananas.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for thyme is 215% higher.
  • Thyme contains 81 times more calcium than bananas. While thyme contains 405mg of calcium, bananas contain only 5mg.

Thyme, fresh and Bananas, raw are the varieties 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
8
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%
Banana
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +492.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.1%
Contains more IronIron +6611.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +611.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1106.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +381.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +536.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%

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
7
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%
Banana
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1740.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +545.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +174.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.367mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Banana DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.26mg 215%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 8.7mg 168%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.27mg 63%
Copper 0.555mg 0.078mg 53%
Fiber 14g 2.6g 46%
Calcium 405mg 5mg 40%
Magnesium 160mg 27mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.073mg 31%
Vitamin A 238µg 3µg 26%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.15mg 15%
Phosphorus 106mg 22mg 12%
Protein 5.56g 1.09g 9%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.665mg 7%
Potassium 609mg 358mg 7%
Folate 45µg 20µg 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.073g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.334mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.112g 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.33g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.367mg 1%
Calories 101kcal 89kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Carbs 24.45g 22.84g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.031mg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Sodium 9mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
4
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
Banana
1
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +410.1%
Contains more FatsFats +409.1%
Contains more OtherOther +285.5%
Contains more WaterWater +15.1%
~equal in Carbs ~22.84g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
2
43% 8% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.467 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.081 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.532 g
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +153.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +628.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76%

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.