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Thyme vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are thyme and minestrone different?

  • Thyme has more iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 than minestrone.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for thyme is 213% higher.
  • Thyme contains 320 times more vitamin C than minestrone. While thyme contains 160.1mg of vitamin C, minestrone contains only 0.5mg.

Thyme, fresh and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water are the varieties used 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
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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 2.1% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2792.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +368.5%
Contains more IronIron +4492.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +988.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +483.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +360.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1030.9%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +31920%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +385.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2516.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +366.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +192.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +748.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Minestrone DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.38mg 213%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 0.5mg 177%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.152mg 68%
Copper 0.555mg 0.051mg 56%
Fiber 14g 0.4g 54%
Calcium 405mg 14mg 39%
Magnesium 160mg 3mg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.018mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.041mg 24%
Vitamin A 238µg 49µg 21%
Potassium 609mg 130mg 14%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.31mg 14%
Phosphorus 106mg 23mg 12%
Sodium 9mg 254mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.391mg 9%
Folate 45µg 15µg 8%
Protein 5.56g 1.77g 8%
Carbs 24.45g 4.66g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.14mg 5%
Calories 101kcal 34kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.022mg 2%
Fats 1.68g 1.04g 1%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.23g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.29g 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.46g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 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% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +214.1%
Contains more FatsFats +61.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +424.7%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%
Contains more WaterWater +40.3%

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
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +258%

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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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.