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Thyme vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between thyme and quinoa?

  • Thyme has more iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, fiber, copper, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, and vitamin B6 than quinoa.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 200% higher.

We used Thyme, fresh and Quinoa, cooked types in this comparison.

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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%
Quinoa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 5.1% 15% 56% 64% 30% 65% 0.91% 82% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2282.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +254.1%
Contains more IronIron +1071.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +189.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +172.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.2%

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%
Quinoa
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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% 13% 0% 27% 25% 7.7% 0% 28% 0% 0% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +328.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +342.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +182.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +122.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~42µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Quinoa DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 1.49mg 200%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 0mg 178%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.631mg 47%
Fiber 14g 2.8g 45%
Copper 0.555mg 0.192mg 40%
Calcium 405mg 17mg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.11mg 28%
Vitamin A 238µg 0µg 26%
Magnesium 160mg 64mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.123mg 17%
Potassium 609mg 172mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.412mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 8%
Zinc 1.81mg 1.09mg 7%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Phosphorus 106mg 152mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.107mg 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 5%
Choline 23mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.63mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 1.078g 4%
Protein 5.56g 4.4g 2%
Folate 45µg 42µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.231g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.528g 1%
Calories 101kcal 120kcal 1%
Carbs 24.45g 21.3g 1%
Fats 1.68g 1.92g 0%
Net carbs 10.45g 18.5g N/A
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Sodium 9mg 7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.131mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.261mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.239mg 0%
Methionine 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.127mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g 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
Quinoa
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4% 2% 21% 72%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 1.92 g
Carbs: 21.3 g
Water: 71.61 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.8%
Contains more OtherOther +315.6%
Contains more FatsFats +14.3%
~equal in Water ~71.61g

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
Quinoa
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13% 29% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.231 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.078 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +551.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +102.6%

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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. Quinoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168917/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.