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Thyme vs. Kale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between thyme and kale

  • Thyme has more iron, vitamin C, manganese, fiber, copper, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6; however, kale is higher in vitamin A.
  • Thyme covers your daily need for iron, 207% more than kale.
  • Thyme has 9 times more magnesium than kale. While thyme has 160mg of magnesium, kale has only 18mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Thyme, fresh and Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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
Thyme
9
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%
Kale
Kale
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 22% 20% 34% 52% 6.5% 12% 3% 54% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +788.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +462.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167.1%
Contains more IronIron +1838.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +255.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +654.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +278.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +313.2%

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
Thyme
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 534% 0% 79% 0% 12% 109% 34% 25% 80% 0% 0% 34%
Kale
Kale
4
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 137% 0% 227% 17% 13% 16% 9.4% 2.9% 32% 0% 2043% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +290.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +572.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +264.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +734.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +152.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +246.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +186.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Kale DV% diff.
Vitamin K 817µg 681%
Iron 17.45mg 0.9mg 207%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 41mg 132%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.416mg 57%
Vitamin A 238µg 681µg 49%
Fiber 14g 2g 48%
Copper 0.555mg 0.156mg 44%
Magnesium 160mg 18mg 34%
Calcium 405mg 72mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.07mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.138mg 16%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.24mg 14%
Potassium 609mg 228mg 11%
Phosphorus 106mg 28mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.5mg 8%
Folate 45µg 13µg 8%
Protein 5.56g 1.9g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.049mg 7%
Carbs 24.45g 5.63g 6%
Vitamin E 0.85mg 6%
Calories 101kcal 28kcal 4%
Fats 1.68g 0.4g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.052g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.193g 2%
Sodium 9mg 23mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.5g 6.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 182kcal 147kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 357g N/A
Net carbs 10.45g 3.63g N/A
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.053mg 0%
Choline 0.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.085mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.133mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.114mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.104mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
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
Kale
Kale
1
2% 6% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.63 g
Water: 91.2 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +192.6%
Contains more FatsFats +320%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +334.3%
Contains more OtherOther +267.8%
Contains more WaterWater +40.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
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
Kale
Kale
1
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.193 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +170%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +175.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.9%

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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. Kale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169238/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.