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Wakame vs. Thyme — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wakame and thyme different?

  • Wakame has more folate; however, thyme is richer in iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, fiber, copper, vitamin B6, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Thyme covers your daily need for iron, 191% more than wakame.
  • Wakame has 97 times more sodium than thyme. Wakame has 872mg of sodium, while thyme has 9mg.

Seaweed, wakame, raw and Thyme, fresh types were used in this article.

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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.
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
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%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +49.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1118%
Contains more IronIron +700.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +95.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +376.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.8%

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.
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +70.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +335.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5236.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1222.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +104.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Thyme DV% diff.
Iron 2.18mg 17.45mg 191%
Vitamin C 3mg 160.1mg 175%
Fiber 0.5g 14g 54%
Folate 196µg 45µg 38%
Sodium 872mg 9mg 38%
Copper 0.284mg 0.555mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.348mg 27%
Calcium 150mg 405mg 26%
Vitamin A 18µg 238µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.471mg 19%
Potassium 50mg 609mg 16%
Manganese 1.4mg 1.719mg 14%
Magnesium 107mg 160mg 13%
Zinc 0.38mg 1.81mg 13%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.409mg 6%
Carbs 9.14g 24.45g 5%
Protein 3.03g 5.56g 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Phosphorus 80mg 106mg 4%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Calories 45kcal 101kcal 3%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.467g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.532g 2%
Fats 0.64g 1.68g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.048mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 1.824mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 10.45g N/A
Sugar 0.65g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.285mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0.262mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0.126mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0.307mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +22.9%
Contains more OtherOther +125%
Contains more ProteinProtein +83.5%
Contains more FatsFats +162.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +167.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +144%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/nutrients
  2. Thyme - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173470/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.