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Thyme vs. Red leaf lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between thyme and red leaf lettuce?

  • Thyme is richer in iron, vitamin C, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6, while red leaf lettuce is higher in vitamin A.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 203% higher.
  • Red leaf lettuce has 43 times less vitamin C than thyme. Thyme has 160.1mg of vitamin C, while red leaf lettuce has 3.7mg.

We used Thyme, fresh and Lettuce, red leaf, raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 17% 45% 9.3% 5.5% 12% 3.3% 26% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1127.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +225.7%
Contains more IronIron +1354.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1882.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +805%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +278.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +746.8%

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
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 534% 79% 0% 0% 12% 109% 34% 25% 80% 0% 0% 34%
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 12% 125% 3% 0% 16% 18% 6% 8.6% 23% 0% 351% 27%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4227%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +511.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +468.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +248%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +57.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Red leaf lettuce DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 1.2mg 203%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 3.7mg 174%
Vitamin K 140.3µg 117%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.203mg 66%
Copper 0.555mg 0.028mg 59%
Fiber 14g 0.9g 52%
Calcium 405mg 33mg 37%
Magnesium 160mg 12mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.077mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.1mg 19%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.2mg 15%
Vitamin A 238µg 375µg 15%
Potassium 609mg 187mg 12%
Phosphorus 106mg 28mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.321mg 9%
Protein 5.56g 1.33g 8%
Carbs 24.45g 2.26g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.144mg 5%
Calories 101kcal 16kcal 4%
Selenium 1.5µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.072g 3%
Fats 1.68g 0.22g 2%
Folate 45µg 36µg 2%
Choline 11.8mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.017g 2%
Sodium 9mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.064mg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 1.36g N/A
Sugar 0.48g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.048mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.038mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.045mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0%
Fructose 0.28g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
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
2% 96%
Protein: 1.33 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 95.64 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +318%
Contains more FatsFats +663.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +981.9%
Contains more OtherOther +481.8%
Contains more WaterWater +46.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
18% 5% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1520%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +638.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.4%

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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. Red leaf lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168431/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.