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Thyme vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are thyme and carambola different?

  • Thyme has more iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 than carambola.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for thyme is 217% higher.
  • Thyme contains 135 times more calcium than carambola. While thyme contains 405mg of calcium, carambola contains only 3mg.

Thyme, fresh and Carambola, (starfruit), 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
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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 7.1% 0.9% 12% 3% 46% 3.3% 5.1% 0.26% 4.8% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +357.9%
Contains more IronIron +21712.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +305.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1408.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +783.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4545.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%

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
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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 115% 1% 3% 0% 3.5% 3.7% 6.9% 23% 3.9% 0% 0% 9% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +365.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2843.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +397%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1947.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.391mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Carambola DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.08mg 217%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 34.4mg 140%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.037mg 73%
Copper 0.555mg 0.137mg 46%
Fiber 14g 2.8g 45%
Calcium 405mg 3mg 40%
Magnesium 160mg 10mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.016mg 35%
Vitamin A 238µg 3µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.017mg 25%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.12mg 15%
Potassium 609mg 133mg 14%
Phosphorus 106mg 12mg 13%
Protein 5.56g 1.04g 9%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.367mg 9%
Folate 45µg 12µg 8%
Carbs 24.45g 6.73g 6%
Calories 101kcal 31kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.014mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.019g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.184g 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.33g 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.391mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 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
7% 91%
Protein: 1.04 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 6.73 g
Water: 91.38 g
Other: 0.52 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +434.6%
Contains more FatsFats +409.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +263.3%
Contains more OtherOther +515.4%
Contains more WaterWater +40.3%

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
8% 13% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.184 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +170%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +189.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.9%

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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. Carambola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171715/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.