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Thyme vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between thyme and teff

  • Thyme has more iron, fiber, copper, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin A, magnesium, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, teff has more manganese.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 193% more.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than thyme.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Thyme, fresh and Teff, cooked.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Thyme
Thyme
6
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%
Teff
Teff
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +726.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +469.2%
Contains more IronIron +751.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +145.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +63.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.4%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Thyme
Thyme
7
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%
Teff
Teff
1
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1327.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +258.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +281.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Teff DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 2.05mg 193%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 178%
Manganese 1.719mg 2.86mg 50%
Fiber 14g 2.8g 45%
Copper 0.555mg 0.226mg 37%
Calcium 405mg 49mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.033mg 34%
Magnesium 160mg 50mg 26%
Vitamin A 238µg 0µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.097mg 19%
Potassium 609mg 107mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.183mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 8%
Folate 45µg 18µg 7%
Zinc 1.81mg 1.11mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.909mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 4%
Protein 5.56g 3.87g 3%
Fats 1.68g 0.65g 2%
Carbs 24.45g 19.86g 2%
Phosphorus 106mg 120mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 2%
Calories 101kcal 101kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 5.5g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 182kcal 261kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 99g N/A
Net carbs 10.45g 17.06g N/A
Sodium 9mg 8mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 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
Teff
Teff
1
4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.7%
Contains more FatsFats +158.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.1%
Contains more WaterWater +15.1%

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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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/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.