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Thyme vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between thyme and caper

  • Caper has less iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 than thyme.
  • Thyme covers your daily need for iron, 197% more than caper.
  • Thyme has 37 times more vitamin C than caper. While thyme has 160.1mg of vitamin C, caper has only 4.3mg.
  • Thyme has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Thyme, fresh and Capers, canned.

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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
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%
Caper
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 12% 3.5% 63% 125% 8.7% 4.3% 306% 10% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +384.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +912.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1422.5%
Contains more IronIron +944.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +48.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +465.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +960%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2103.8%

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
8
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%
Caper
3
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 14% 2.3% 18% 0% 4.5% 32% 12% 1.6% 5.3% 0% 62% 17% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3623.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +238.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +179.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1414.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1413%
Contains more FolateFolate +95.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Caper DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 1.67mg 197%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 4.3mg 173%
Sodium 9mg 2348mg 102%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.078mg 71%
Fiber 14g 3.2g 43%
Calcium 405mg 40mg 37%
Magnesium 160mg 33mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.139mg 26%
Vitamin A 238µg 7µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.023mg 25%
Vitamin K 24.6µg 21%
Copper 0.555mg 0.374mg 20%
Potassium 609mg 40mg 17%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.32mg 14%
Phosphorus 106mg 10mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.027mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.652mg 7%
Carbs 24.45g 4.89g 7%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 6%
Folate 45µg 23µg 6%
Protein 5.56g 2.36g 6%
Calories 101kcal 23kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.018mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.304g 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.233g 1%
Fats 1.68g 0.86g 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 0.41g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.063g 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%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
3
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
Caper
2
2% 5% 84% 8%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 4.89 g
Water: 83.85 g
Other: 8.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +135.6%
Contains more FatsFats +95.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +400%
Contains more WaterWater +28.8%
Contains more OtherOther +151.3%

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
Caper
1
39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.233 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.063 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.304 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.1%

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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. Caper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172238/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.