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Thyme vs. Spinach — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between thyme and spinach?

  • Thyme is higher in iron, vitamin C, fiber, copper, manganese, calcium, vitamin B2, and magnesium; however, spinach is richer in vitamin A and folate.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 174% more.
  • Spinach contains 16 times less vitamin C than thyme. Thyme contains 160.1mg of vitamin C, while spinach contains 9.8mg.
  • Spinach has a lower glycemic index (32) than thyme (45).

We used Thyme, fresh and Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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
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 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +197.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.7%
Contains more IronIron +388.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +219%
Contains more ZincZinc +138.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +89.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +83.9%

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
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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% 0% 79% 0% 12% 109% 34% 25% 80% 0% 0% 34%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 33% 0% 175% 42% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1533.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +99.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +272.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +182.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +120.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +97.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +224.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Spinach DV% diff.
Vitamin K 493.6µg 411%
Iron 17.45mg 3.57mg 174%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 9.8mg 167%
Fiber 14g 2.4g 46%
Copper 0.555mg 0.174mg 42%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.935mg 34%
Vitamin A 238µg 524µg 32%
Calcium 405mg 136mg 27%
Folate 45µg 146µg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.236mg 18%
Magnesium 160mg 87mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.08mg 14%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.76mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.49mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.242mg 8%
Carbs 24.45g 3.75g 7%
Phosphorus 106mg 56mg 7%
Protein 5.56g 2.97g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.145mg 5%
Calories 101kcal 23kcal 4%
Potassium 609mg 466mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.095mg 4%
Choline 19.7mg 4%
Sodium 9mg 70mg 3%
Selenium 1.5µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.109g 3%
Fats 1.68g 0.26g 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.043g 2%
Protein per 100 calories 5.5g 13g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 182kcal 77kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 435g N/A
Net carbs 10.45g 1.35g N/A
Sugar 0.43g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.152mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.231mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.182mg 0%
Methionine 0.055mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.134mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.168mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 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
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.2%
Contains more FatsFats +546.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +552%
Contains more OtherOther +76.8%
Contains more WaterWater +40.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
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
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +388.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.8%

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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. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/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.