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Thyme vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between thyme and honey

  • Thyme is higher than honey in iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Thyme covers your daily iron needs 213% more than honey.
  • The glycemic index of thyme is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Thyme, fresh and Honey.

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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%
Honey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1071.2%
Contains more IronIron +4054.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1441.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +722.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2550%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2048.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%

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%
Honey
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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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +31920%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1139.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1407.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +501.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1350%
Contains more FolateFolate +2150%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Honey DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.42mg 213%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 0.5mg 177%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.08mg 71%
Copper 0.555mg 0.036mg 58%
Fiber 14g 0.2g 55%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Calcium 405mg 6mg 40%
Magnesium 160mg 2mg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.038mg 33%
Vitamin A 238µg 0µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.024mg 25%
Carbs 24.45g 82.4g 19%
Potassium 609mg 52mg 16%
Phosphorus 106mg 4mg 15%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.22mg 14%
Folate 45µg 2µg 11%
Protein 5.56g 0.3g 11%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.121mg 11%
Calories 101kcal 304kcal 10%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.068mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0g 4%
Fats 1.68g 0g 3%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0g 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 82.12g N/A
Sodium 9mg 4mg 0%
Choline 2.2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.001mg 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
Honey
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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1753.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +280.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +237%

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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