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Thyme vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are thyme and oranges different?

  • Thyme has more iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 than oranges.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for thyme is 217% higher.
  • Thyme contains 69 times more manganese than oranges. While thyme contains 1.719mg of manganese, oranges contain only 0.025mg.

Thyme, fresh and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties 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
8
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%
Orange
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +912.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +236.5%
Contains more IronIron +17350%
Contains more CopperCopper +1133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2485.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +657.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6776%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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
7
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%
Orange
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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 177% 3.7% 3.6% 0% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2063.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1077.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +546.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +480%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Orange DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.1mg 217%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 53.2mg 119%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.025mg 74%
Copper 0.555mg 0.045mg 57%
Fiber 14g 2.4g 46%
Calcium 405mg 40mg 37%
Magnesium 160mg 10mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.04mg 33%
Vitamin A 238µg 11µg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.06mg 22%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.07mg 16%
Potassium 609mg 181mg 13%
Phosphorus 106mg 14mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.282mg 10%
Protein 5.56g 0.94g 9%
Carbs 24.45g 11.75g 4%
Folate 45µg 30µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.087mg 3%
Calories 101kcal 47kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.025g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.25mg 3%
Choline 8.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.015g 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.12g 2%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 9.35g N/A
Sodium 9mg 0mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 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
Orange
1
12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +491.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +108.1%
Contains more OtherOther +627.3%
Contains more WaterWater +33.2%

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
Orange
1
24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +252.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2028%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%

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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. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/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.