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Thyme vs. Gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between thyme and gourd?

  • The amount of iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 in thyme is higher than in gourd.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 216% more.
  • Gourd contains 297 times less vitamin A than thyme. Thyme contains 4751IU of vitamin A, while gourd contains 16IU.

We used Thyme, fresh and Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw types in this article.

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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
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%
Gourd
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 7.8% 13% 7.5% 8.7% 19% 5.6% 0.26% 8.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1354.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1457.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +306%
Contains more IronIron +8625%
Contains more CopperCopper +2034.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +158.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +715.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2504.5%
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
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%
Gourd
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 34% 0% 0% 0% 7.3% 5.1% 6% 9.1% 9.2% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1485.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2040.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +470%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +169.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +770%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Gourd DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.2mg 216%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 10.1mg 167%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.066mg 72%
Copper 0.555mg 0.026mg 59%
Fiber 14g 0.5g 54%
Calcium 405mg 26mg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.022mg 35%
Magnesium 160mg 11mg 35%
Vitamin A 238µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.04mg 24%
Potassium 609mg 150mg 14%
Phosphorus 106mg 13mg 13%
Folate 45µg 6µg 10%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.7mg 10%
Protein 5.56g 0.62g 10%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.32mg 9%
Carbs 24.45g 3.39g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.152mg 5%
Calories 101kcal 14kcal 4%
Fats 1.68g 0.02g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.009g 3%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.002g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.029mg 2%
Net carbs 10.45g 2.89g N/A
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.004g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.033mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.021mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.004mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
4
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
Gourd
1
3% 96%
Protein: 0.62 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 95.54 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +796.8%
Contains more FatsFats +8300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +621.2%
Contains more OtherOther +644.2%
Contains more WaterWater +46.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
2
43% 8% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.467 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.081 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.532 g
Gourd
1
13% 27% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.009 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1925%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5811.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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. Gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169232/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.