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Thyme vs. Tomato paste — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between thyme and tomato paste

  • Thyme is higher in iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and copper, yet tomato paste is higher in potassium.
  • Thyme covers your daily iron needs 181% more than tomato paste.
  • Thyme contains 11 times more calcium than tomato paste. While thyme contains 405mg of calcium, tomato paste contains only 36mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Thyme, fresh and Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added.

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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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +281%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1025%
Contains more IronIron +485.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +187.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +469.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.5%

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 Choline Choline 534% 79% 0% 0% 12% 109% 34% 25% 80% 0% 0% 34% 0%
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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +631.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +213.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +207.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +188%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +61.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Tomato paste DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 2.98mg 181%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 21.9mg 154%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.302mg 62%
Fiber 14g 4.1g 40%
Calcium 405mg 36mg 37%
Vitamin E 4.3mg 29%
Magnesium 160mg 42mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.153mg 24%
Copper 0.555mg 0.365mg 21%
Vitamin A 238µg 76µg 18%
Potassium 609mg 1014mg 12%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.63mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.216mg 10%
Selenium 5.3µg 10%
Vitamin K 11.4µg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 3.076mg 8%
Folate 45µg 12µg 8%
Choline 38.5mg 7%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.142mg 5%
Phosphorus 106mg 83mg 3%
Sodium 9mg 59mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.1g 2%
Carbs 24.45g 18.91g 2%
Protein 5.56g 4.32g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.16g 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.47g 2%
Calories 101kcal 82kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.06mg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 14.81g N/A
Sugar 12.18g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.067g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.124mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.088mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.7%
Contains more FatsFats +257.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.3%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
Contains more WaterWater +12.9%

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
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +232.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.6%

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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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/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.