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Thyme vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between thyme and sugar

  • Thyme is richer than sugar in iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for thyme is 218% higher.
  • Thyme has a lower glycemic index than sugar.

Food types used in this article are Thyme, fresh and Sugars, granulated.

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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%
Sugar
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30350%
Contains more IronIron +34800%
Contains more CopperCopper +7828.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +18000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42875%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%

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
8
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%
Sugar
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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% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2378.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Sugar DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.05mg 218%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 0mg 178%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.004mg 75%
Copper 0.555mg 0.007mg 61%
Fiber 14g 0g 56%
Calcium 405mg 1mg 40%
Magnesium 160mg 0mg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.019mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin A 238µg 0µg 26%
Carbs 24.45g 99.98g 25%
Potassium 609mg 2mg 18%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.01mg 16%
Phosphorus 106mg 0mg 15%
Calories 101kcal 387kcal 14%
Folate 45µg 0µg 11%
Protein 5.56g 0g 11%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Fats 1.68g 0g 3%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0g 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 99.8g N/A
Sodium 9mg 1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 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
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +325450%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +308.9%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.