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Thyme vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between thyme and bell peppers

  • Bell peppers have less iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 214% more.
  • Thyme has 41 times more calcium than bell peppers. Thyme has 405mg of calcium, while bell peppers have 10mg.
  • Thyme has a higher glycemic index than bell peppers.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Thyme, fresh and Peppers, sweet, green, raw.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +248%
Contains more IronIron +5032.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +740.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1292.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +430%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1309%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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%
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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +99.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1222.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1582.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +313.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +55.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Bell pepper DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.34mg 214%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 80.4mg 89%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.122mg 69%
Copper 0.555mg 0.066mg 54%
Fiber 14g 1.7g 49%
Calcium 405mg 10mg 40%
Magnesium 160mg 10mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.028mg 34%
Vitamin A 238µg 18µg 24%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.13mg 15%
Potassium 609mg 175mg 13%
Phosphorus 106mg 20mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.224mg 10%
Folate 45µg 10µg 9%
Protein 5.56g 0.86g 9%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.48mg 8%
Carbs 24.45g 4.64g 7%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.099mg 6%
Calories 101kcal 20kcal 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.062g 3%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.17g 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.058g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.057mg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 2.94g N/A
Sugar 2.4g N/A
Sodium 9mg 3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.008g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +546.5%
Contains more FatsFats +888.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +426.9%
Contains more OtherOther +627.3%
Contains more WaterWater +44.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +912.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +758.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.6%

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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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/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.