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Thyme vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between thyme and jerusalem artichoke

  • Thyme is higher than jerusalem artichoke in iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, fiber, copper, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Thyme covers your daily iron needs 176% more than jerusalem artichoke.
  • Thyme contains 238 times more vitamin A than jerusalem artichoke. While thyme contains 4751IU of vitamin A, jerusalem artichoke contains only 20IU.
  • The glycemic index of jerusalem artichoke is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Thyme, fresh and Jerusalem-artichokes, 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 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +841.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2792.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +42%
Contains more IronIron +413.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +296.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1408.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2765%
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
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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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3902.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +23700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +685%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +351.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +246.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +316.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Jerusalem artichoke DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 3.4mg 176%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 4mg 173%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.06mg 72%
Fiber 14g 1.6g 50%
Copper 0.555mg 0.14mg 46%
Calcium 405mg 14mg 39%
Magnesium 160mg 17mg 34%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.06mg 32%
Vitamin A 238µg 1µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.077mg 21%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.12mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.2mg 13%
Folate 45µg 13µg 8%
Protein 5.56g 2g 7%
Choline 30mg 5%
Potassium 609mg 429mg 5%
Phosphorus 106mg 78mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.001g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 1.3mg 3%
Fats 1.68g 0.01g 3%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0g 2%
Carbs 24.45g 17.44g 2%
Calories 101kcal 73kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 15.84g N/A
Sugar 9.6g N/A
Sodium 9mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.397mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.004g 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
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +178%
Contains more FatsFats +16700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.2%
Contains more OtherOther +26%
Contains more WaterWater +19.8%

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
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1925%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.