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Thyme vs. Oats — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between thyme and oats?

  • Thyme is higher in vitamin C, iron, vitamin A, calcium, and vitamin B2; however, oats are richer in manganese, vitamin B1, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 178% more.
  • Thyme has a lower glycemic index (45) than oats (59).

We used Thyme, fresh and Oats types 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%
Oats
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 16% 38% 177% 209% 108% 224% 0.26% 641% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +42%
Contains more IronIron +269.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +119.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +393.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +186%
~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%
Oats
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 191% 32% 18% 81% 27% 0% 0% 42% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +238.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +89.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +192.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1489.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +229.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +24.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Oats DV% diff.
Vitamin C 160.1mg 0mg 178%
Iron 17.45mg 4.72mg 159%
Manganese 1.719mg 4.916mg 139%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.763mg 60%
Phosphorus 106mg 523mg 60%
Calcium 405mg 54mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.139mg 26%
Vitamin A 238µg 0µg 26%
Protein 5.56g 16.89g 23%
Zinc 1.81mg 3.97mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 1.349mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.119mg 18%
Calories 101kcal 389kcal 14%
Fiber 14g 10.6g 14%
Carbs 24.45g 66.27g 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 2.535g 13%
Copper 0.555mg 0.626mg 8%
Fats 1.68g 6.9g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 2.178g 5%
Potassium 609mg 429mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.961mg 5%
Magnesium 160mg 177mg 4%
Folate 45µg 56µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.467g 1.217g 3%
Net carbs 10.45g 55.67g N/A
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.575mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.694mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 1.284mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.701mg 0%
Methionine 0.312mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.895mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.405mg 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
Oats
3
17% 7% 66% 8% 2%
Protein: 16.89 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 66.27 g
Water: 8.22 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more WaterWater +692.1%
Contains more OtherOther +86%
Contains more ProteinProtein +203.8%
Contains more FatsFats +310.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +171%

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
Oats
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21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.217 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.178 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.535 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2588.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +376.5%

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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. Oats - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169705/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.