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Thyme vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between thyme and cassava

  • Cassava has less iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 than thyme.
  • Thyme covers your daily need for iron, 215% more than cassava.
  • Thyme has 365 times more vitamin A than cassava. While thyme has 4751IU of vitamin A, cassava has only 13IU.
  • The glycemic index of cassava is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Thyme, fresh and Cassava, 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
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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 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +661.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2431.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.7%
Contains more IronIron +6363%
Contains more CopperCopper +455%
Contains more ZincZinc +432.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +292.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +347.7%

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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +677.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +23700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +881.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +113.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +282.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +295.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Cassava DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.27mg 215%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 20.6mg 155%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.384mg 58%
Copper 0.555mg 0.1mg 51%
Fiber 14g 1.8g 49%
Calcium 405mg 16mg 39%
Magnesium 160mg 21mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.048mg 33%
Vitamin A 238µg 1µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.088mg 20%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.34mg 13%
Phosphorus 106mg 27mg 11%
Potassium 609mg 271mg 10%
Protein 5.56g 1.36g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.854mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.107mg 6%
Folate 45µg 27µg 5%
Carbs 24.45g 38.06g 5%
Choline 23.7mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.048g 3%
Calories 101kcal 160kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.087mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.074g 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.28g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 36.26g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Sodium 9mg 14mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.075g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +308.8%
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more OtherOther +416.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.7%
~equal in Water ~59.68g

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
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1008.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.075g

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.