Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Thyme vs. Oatmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between thyme and oatmeal

  • Thyme has more vitamin C, iron, vitamin A, copper, manganese, fiber, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin B2; however, oatmeal has more vitamin B1.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 178% more.
  • Thyme has 11 times more vitamin A than oatmeal. Thyme has 4751IU of vitamin A, while oatmeal has 433IU.
  • Oatmeal has a higher glycemic index than thyme.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Thyme, fresh and Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved).

Infographic

Thyme vs Oatmeal infographic
Infographic link

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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +515.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +406.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +898.4%
Contains more IronIron +192.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +740.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +191.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +208.1%

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
5
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 0% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +83.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +119.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +441.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~44µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Oatmeal DV% diff.
Vitamin C 160.1mg 0mg 178%
Iron 17.45mg 5.96mg 144%
Copper 0.555mg 0.066mg 54%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.558mg 50%
Fiber 14g 1.7g 49%
Calcium 405mg 80mg 33%
Magnesium 160mg 26mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.215mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.26mg 18%
Potassium 609mg 61mg 16%
Vitamin A 238µg 130µg 12%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.62mg 11%
Selenium 5µg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 3.025mg 8%
Protein 5.56g 2.37g 6%
Carbs 24.45g 11.67g 4%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Phosphorus 106mg 77mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.29mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.317mg 2%
Calories 101kcal 68kcal 2%
Sodium 9mg 49mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.391g 1%
Choline 4.7mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.426g 1%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.226g 1%
Fats 1.68g 1.36g 0%
Net carbs 10.45g 9.97g N/A
Sugar 0.46g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.003g N/A
Folate 45µg 44µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.105mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.2mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.04mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
2% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +134.6%
Contains more FatsFats +23.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +109.5%
Contains more OtherOther +461.4%
Contains more WaterWater +29.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
1
43% 8% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.467 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.081 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.532 g
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +382.7%

People also compare

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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/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.