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Thyme vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between thyme and nori

  • Thyme is higher in iron, vitamin C, fiber, magnesium, calcium, copper, manganese, and vitamin B6, yet nori is higher in folate and vitamin A.
  • Thyme covers your daily iron needs 196% more than nori.
  • Thyme contains 80 times more magnesium than nori. While thyme contains 160mg of magnesium, nori contains only 2mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Thyme, fresh and Seaweed, laver, 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%
Nori
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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% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +478.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.1%
Contains more IronIron +869.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +82.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74%

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%
Nori
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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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +310.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +118.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +104.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +224.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~260µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.446mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Nori DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 1.8mg 196%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 39mg 135%
Fiber 14g 0.3g 55%
Magnesium 160mg 2mg 38%
Calcium 405mg 70mg 34%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.988mg 32%
Copper 0.555mg 0.264mg 32%
Folate 45µg 146µg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.159mg 15%
Phosphorus 106mg 58mg 7%
Zinc 1.81mg 1.05mg 7%
Potassium 609mg 356mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Carbs 24.45g 5.11g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.098mg 4%
Vitamin K 4µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.11g 3%
Calories 101kcal 35kcal 3%
Vitamin A 238µg 260µg 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.28g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.446mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 1.47mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.521mg 2%
Sodium 9mg 48mg 2%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.061g 2%
Protein 5.56g 5.81g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 0.49g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.08g N/A

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
Nori
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6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +378.5%
Contains more WaterWater +30.6%
Contains more OtherOther +17.8%
~equal in Protein ~5.81g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Nori
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31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +224%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +383.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.9%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/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.