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Thyme vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between thyme and currants

  • Currants have 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, 206% more than currants.
  • Thyme has 113 times more vitamin A than currants. While thyme has 4751IU of vitamin A, currants have only 42IU.
  • The glycemic index of thyme is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Thyme, fresh and Currants, red, and white, 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% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1130.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1127.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.5%
Contains more IronIron +1645%
Contains more CopperCopper +418.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +687%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +140.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +824.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%

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
8
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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +290.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +842%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1724%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +539.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +397.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +462.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Currant DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 1mg 206%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 41mg 132%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.186mg 67%
Copper 0.555mg 0.107mg 50%
Fiber 14g 4.3g 39%
Calcium 405mg 33mg 37%
Magnesium 160mg 13mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.05mg 32%
Vitamin A 238µg 2µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.07mg 21%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.23mg 14%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.1mg 11%
Potassium 609mg 275mg 10%
Folate 45µg 8µg 9%
Phosphorus 106mg 44mg 9%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Protein 5.56g 1.4g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.064mg 7%
Carbs 24.45g 13.8g 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.088g 3%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.017g 2%
Calories 101kcal 56kcal 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.2g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 7.37g N/A
Sodium 9mg 1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.028g 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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +297.1%
Contains more FatsFats +740%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.2%
Contains more OtherOther +392.3%
Contains more WaterWater +28.9%

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
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +189.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +504.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.4%

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.