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Thyme vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between thyme and cucumber

  • Thyme is richer than cucumber in iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for thyme is 215% higher.
  • Thyme contains 57 times more vitamin C than cucumber. Thyme contains 160.1mg of vitamin C, while cucumber contains 2.8mg.
  • Cucumber has a lower glycemic index than thyme.

Food types used in this article are Thyme, fresh and Cucumber, with peel, 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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1130.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2431.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +314.3%
Contains more IronIron +6132.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1253.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +805%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +341.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2075.9%
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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5617.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4660%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1327.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1761.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +770%
Contains more FolateFolate +542.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Cucumber DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.28mg 215%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 2.8mg 175%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.079mg 71%
Copper 0.555mg 0.041mg 57%
Fiber 14g 0.5g 54%
Calcium 405mg 16mg 39%
Magnesium 160mg 13mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.033mg 34%
Vitamin A 238µg 5µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.04mg 24%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.2mg 15%
Potassium 609mg 147mg 14%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Phosphorus 106mg 24mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.098mg 11%
Protein 5.56g 0.65g 10%
Folate 45µg 7µg 10%
Carbs 24.45g 3.63g 7%
Calories 101kcal 15kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.259mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.032g 3%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.037g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.027mg 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.11g 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +755.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1427.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +573.6%
Contains more OtherOther +742.1%
Contains more WaterWater +46.3%

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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1520%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1562.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.1%

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.