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Thyme vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between thyme and yam

  • The amount of iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, and zinc in thyme is higher than in yam.
  • Thyme covers your daily iron needs 211% more than yam.
  • Yam has 34 times less vitamin A than thyme. Thyme has 4751IU of vitamin A, while yam has 138IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Thyme, fresh and Yam, raw.

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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
7
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%
Yam
Yam
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 5.1% 72% 20% 59% 6.5% 24% 1.2% 52% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +661.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2282.4%
Contains more IronIron +3131.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +211.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +654.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +333%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34%
~equal in Sodium ~9mg

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
7
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%
Yam
Yam
4
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 57% 2.3% 7% 0% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +836.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1371.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +230.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Yam DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 0.54mg 211%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 17.1mg 159%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.397mg 57%
Copper 0.555mg 0.178mg 42%
Fiber 14g 4.1g 40%
Calcium 405mg 17mg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.032mg 34%
Magnesium 160mg 21mg 33%
Vitamin A 238µg 7µg 26%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.24mg 14%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.552mg 8%
Protein 5.56g 1.53g 8%
Phosphorus 106mg 55mg 7%
Folate 45µg 23µg 6%
Potassium 609mg 816mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.112mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.293mg 4%
Choline 16.5mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.076g 3%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.037g 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.17g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.314mg 2%
Calories 101kcal 118kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Carbs 24.45g 27.88g 1%
Net carbs 10.45g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Sodium 9mg 9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
3
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
Yam
Yam
2
28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +263.4%
Contains more FatsFats +888.2%
Contains more OtherOther +290.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14%
~equal in Water ~69.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
2
43% 8% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.467 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.081 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.532 g
Yam
Yam
1
31% 5% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +600%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.1%

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. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170071/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.