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Thyme vs. Tomato sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between thyme and tomato sauce?

  • Thyme has more iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, fiber, copper, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 than tomato sauce.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 206% higher.
  • Tomato sauce has 29 times less calcium than thyme. Thyme has 405mg of calcium, while tomato sauce has 14mg.
  • Thyme has a higher glycemic index (45) than tomato sauce (31).

We used Thyme, fresh and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added 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
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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 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +966.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2792.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105.1%
Contains more IronIron +1717.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +382.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +722.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +292.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1421.2%

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
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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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2187.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +981.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +624.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +255.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.96mg 206%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 7mg 170%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.113mg 70%
Fiber 14g 1.5g 50%
Copper 0.555mg 0.115mg 49%
Calcium 405mg 14mg 39%
Magnesium 160mg 15mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.065mg 31%
Vitamin A 238µg 22µg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.098mg 19%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.22mg 14%
Phosphorus 106mg 27mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 10%
Protein 5.56g 1.2g 9%
Folate 45µg 9µg 9%
Potassium 609mg 297mg 9%
Carbs 24.45g 5.31g 6%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.991mg 5%
Calories 101kcal 24kcal 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.121g 3%
Choline 9.9mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.041g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.024mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.309mg 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.3g 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 3.81g N/A
Sugar 3.56g N/A
Sodium 9mg 11mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +363.3%
Contains more FatsFats +460%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +360.5%
Contains more OtherOther +67.5%
Contains more WaterWater +40.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +84.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +339.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.2%

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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 sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/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.