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Thyme vs. Borage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between thyme and borage

  • Borage has less iron, vitamin C, manganese, copper, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin A.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 177% more.
  • Thyme has 9 times more zinc than borage. Thyme has 1.81mg of zinc, while borage has 0.2mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Thyme, fresh and Borage, 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
Thyme
9
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%
Borage
Borage
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 28% 41% 124% 43% 5.5% 23% 10% 46% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +207.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +335.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.6%
Contains more IronIron +428.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +326.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +805%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +392.6%

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
7
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%
Borage
Borage
1
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 117% 0% 70% 0% 15% 35% 17% 2.5% 19% 0% 0% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +357.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +214%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +102.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +897.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +314.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +246.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Borage DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 3.3mg 177%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 35mg 139%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.349mg 60%
Fiber 14g 56%
Copper 0.555mg 0.13mg 47%
Calcium 405mg 93mg 31%
Magnesium 160mg 52mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.15mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.084mg 20%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.2mg 15%
Protein 5.56g 1.8g 8%
Phosphorus 106mg 53mg 8%
Folate 45µg 13µg 8%
Carbs 24.45g 3.06g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.041mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.9mg 6%
Calories 101kcal 21kcal 4%
Potassium 609mg 470mg 4%
Sodium 9mg 80mg 3%
Vitamin A 238µg 210µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.109g 3%
Fats 1.68g 0.7g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.06mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.17g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.5g 8.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 182kcal 117kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 476g N/A
Net carbs 10.45g 3.06g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.211g 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
Borage
Borage
1
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 3.06 g
Water: 93 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +208.9%
Contains more FatsFats +140%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +699%
Contains more OtherOther +122.2%
Contains more WaterWater +42.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
Thyme
1
43% 8% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.467 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.081 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.532 g
Borage
Borage
2
35% 43% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.211 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +388.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +160.5%

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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. Borage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170481/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.