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Thyme vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between thyme and garden cress

  • Thyme has more iron, vitamin C, fiber, manganese, copper, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and zinc; however, garden cress has more vitamin A.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 202% more.
  • Thyme has 13 times more fiber than garden cress. Thyme has 14g of fiber, while garden cress has 1.1g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Thyme, fresh and Cress, garden, 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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +321.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +1242.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +226.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +687%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +210.8%
~equal in Potassium ~606mg

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +132%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +45.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +77.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Iron 17.45mg 1.3mg 202%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 69mg 101%
Fiber 14g 1.1g 52%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.553mg 51%
Copper 0.555mg 0.17mg 43%
Calcium 405mg 81mg 32%
Magnesium 160mg 38mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.26mg 16%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.23mg 14%
Vitamin A 238µg 346µg 12%
Folate 45µg 80µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.247mg 8%
Carbs 24.45g 5.5g 6%
Protein 5.56g 2.6g 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 1mg 5%
Phosphorus 106mg 76mg 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.242mg 3%
Calories 101kcal 32kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.08mg 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.7g 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.023g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.228g 2%
Net carbs 10.45g 4.4g N/A
Potassium 609mg 606mg 0%
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Sodium 9mg 14mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.239g 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
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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
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +113.8%
Contains more FatsFats +140%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +344.5%
Contains more OtherOther +77.8%
Contains more WaterWater +37.3%

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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +133.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +195.1%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.