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Thyme vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between thyme and lettuce

  • Thyme has more iron, vitamin C, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6; however, lettuce has more vitamin A.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 207% more.
  • Thyme has 19 times more copper than lettuce. Thyme has 0.555mg of copper, while lettuce has 0.029mg.
  • Thyme has a higher glycemic index than lettuce.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Thyme, fresh and Lettuce, green leaf, 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
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% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1130.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1025%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +213.9%
Contains more IronIron +1929.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1813.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +905.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +265.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +587.6%

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
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%
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 31% 0% 123% 4.4% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1640.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +488.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +386.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +205.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +286.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +55.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Lettuce DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.86mg 207%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 9.2mg 168%
Vitamin K 126.3µg 105%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.25mg 64%
Copper 0.555mg 0.029mg 58%
Fiber 14g 1.3g 51%
Calcium 405mg 36mg 37%
Magnesium 160mg 13mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.08mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.09mg 20%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.18mg 15%
Vitamin A 238µg 370µg 15%
Potassium 609mg 194mg 12%
Phosphorus 106mg 29mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.375mg 9%
Protein 5.56g 1.36g 8%
Carbs 24.45g 2.87g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.134mg 6%
Calories 101kcal 15kcal 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.082g 3%
Fats 1.68g 0.15g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.07mg 2%
Folate 45µg 38µg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.02g 2%
Sodium 9mg 28mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.5g 9.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 182kcal 110kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 667g N/A
Net carbs 10.45g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 0.78g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +308.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1020%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +751.9%
Contains more OtherOther +400%
Contains more WaterWater +45.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
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
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +548.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.7%

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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. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/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.