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Thyme vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between thyme and whey

  • Whey has less iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, copper, fiber, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2 than thyme.
  • Thyme covers your daily need for iron, 217% more than whey.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Thyme, fresh and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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%
Whey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +761.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +278.3%
Contains more IronIron +28983.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +13775%
Contains more ZincZinc +1292.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +130.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +171800%

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%
Whey
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +160000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +198.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2364.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1022.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +4400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.383mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Whey DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.06mg 217%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 0.1mg 178%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.001mg 75%
Copper 0.555mg 0.004mg 61%
Fiber 14g 0g 56%
Magnesium 160mg 8mg 36%
Calcium 405mg 47mg 36%
Vitamin A 238µg 3µg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.158mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.031mg 24%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.13mg 15%
Potassium 609mg 161mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.074mg 11%
Folate 45µg 1µg 11%
Phosphorus 106mg 46mg 9%
Protein 5.56g 0.85g 9%
Carbs 24.45g 5.14g 6%
Calories 101kcal 27kcal 4%
Choline 16mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.011g 3%
Selenium 1.9µg 3%
Sodium 9mg 54mg 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.36g 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.23g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.036mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.383mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 5.14g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.1g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +554.1%
Contains more FatsFats +366.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +375.7%
Contains more OtherOther +503.8%
Contains more WaterWater +43%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
1
43% 8% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.467 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.081 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.532 g
Whey
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4736.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.5%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.