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Thyme vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between thyme and tea?

  • Thyme has more iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, copper, manganese, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 than tea.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 218% higher.
  • Thyme has a higher glycemic index (45) than tea (0).

We used Thyme, fresh and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water 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
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%
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3283.3%
Contains more IronIron +174400%
Contains more CopperCopper +4945.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +18000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +338.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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%
Tea
Tea
1
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% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3046.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34700%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Tea DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.01mg 218%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 0mg 178%
Copper 0.555mg 0.011mg 60%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.392mg 58%
Fiber 14g 0g 56%
Calcium 405mg 3mg 40%
Magnesium 160mg 2mg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.003mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.001mg 27%
Vitamin A 238µg 0µg 26%
Potassium 609mg 18mg 17%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.01mg 16%
Phosphorus 106mg 1mg 15%
Folate 45µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.032mg 11%
Protein 5.56g 0.06g 11%
Carbs 24.45g 0.17g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.013mg 8%
Calories 101kcal 1kcal 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Fats 1.68g 0g 3%
Caffeine 11mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0g 2%
Net carbs 10.45g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0.02g N/A
Sodium 9mg 4mg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 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
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +9166.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14282.4%
Contains more OtherOther +2033.3%
Contains more WaterWater +53%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.