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Thyme vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between thyme and chives

  • Thyme is higher in iron, vitamin C, manganese, fiber, copper, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6, yet chives are higher in folate.
  • Thyme covers your daily iron needs 198% more than chives.
  • Thyme contains 6 times more fiber than chives. While thyme contains 14g of fiber, chives contain only 2.5g.

Food varieties used in this article are Thyme, fresh and Chives, 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
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%
Chives
Chives
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 28% 26% 60% 52% 15% 25% 0.39% 49% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +281%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +340.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105.7%
Contains more IronIron +990.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +253.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +223.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +82.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +360.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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
Thyme
5
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%
Chives
Chives
4
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 194% 0% 73% 4.2% 20% 27% 12% 19% 32% 0% 532% 79%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +175.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +309.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +181.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +152.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~218µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Chives DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 1.6mg 198%
Vitamin K 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 58.1mg 113%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.373mg 59%
Fiber 14g 2.5g 46%
Copper 0.555mg 0.157mg 44%
Calcium 405mg 92mg 31%
Magnesium 160mg 42mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.115mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.138mg 16%
Folate 45µg 105µg 15%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.56mg 11%
Potassium 609mg 296mg 9%
Carbs 24.45g 4.35g 7%
Phosphorus 106mg 58mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.647mg 7%
Protein 5.56g 3.27g 5%
Calories 101kcal 30kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.078mg 3%
Vitamin A 238µg 218µg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.324mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.267g 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.73g 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Choline 5.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.146g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.5g 11g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 182kcal 92kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 333g N/A
Net carbs 10.45g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 1.85g N/A
Sodium 9mg 3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 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
Chives
Chives
1
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +70%
Contains more FatsFats +130.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +462.1%
Contains more OtherOther +220%
Contains more WaterWater +39.2%

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
Chives
Chives
2
29% 19% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.146 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.095 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.267 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +99.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17.3%

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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. Chives - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169994/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.