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Wheat vs. Thyme — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat and thyme different?

  • Wheat contains less iron, vitamin A, calcium, fiber, copper, vitamin B2, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, and potassium than thyme.
  • Thyme covers your daily need for iron, 196% more than wheat.

Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked 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.
Wheat
Wheat
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 2.7% 14% 66% 69% 50% 63% 1% 134% 174%
Thyme
Thyme
6
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 PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +271.3%
Contains more IronIron +891.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.9%
~equal in Zinc ~1.81mg

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.
Wheat
Wheat
3
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% 0% 4.8% 0% 24% 6.9% 43% 0% 16% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
Thyme
Thyme
6
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 +97.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1470%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +397.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +309.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Thyme DV% diff.
Iron 1.76mg 17.45mg 196%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 178%
Selenium 31.9µg 58%
Calcium 9mg 405mg 40%
Fiber 4.3g 14g 39%
Copper 0.207mg 0.555mg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.471mg 34%
Manganese 1.03mg 1.719mg 30%
Magnesium 48mg 160mg 27%
Vitamin A 238µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.348mg 21%
Potassium 164mg 609mg 13%
Folate 11µg 45µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 8%
Phosphorus 147mg 106mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.048mg 4%
Vitamin B3 2.305mg 1.824mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.243g 0.532g 2%
Saturated fat 0.077g 0.467g 2%
Calories 132kcal 101kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Fats 0.83g 1.68g 1%
Carbs 27.6g 24.45g 1%
Protein 5.71g 5.56g 0%
Net carbs 23.3g 10.45g N/A
Sugar 3.07g N/A
Zinc 1.84mg 1.81mg 0%
Sodium 8mg 9mg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.084g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.051mg 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.22mg 0.285mg 0%
Leucine 0.432mg 0.262mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.126mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.3mg 0%
Valine 0.267mg 0.307mg 0%
Histidine 0.147mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wheat
Wheat
3
6% 28% 65%
Protein: 5.71 g
Fats: 0.83 g
Carbs: 27.6 g
Water: 65.18 g
Other: 0.68 g
Thyme
Thyme
2
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 CarbsCarbs +12.9%
Contains more FatsFats +102.4%
Contains more OtherOther +370.6%
~equal in Protein ~5.56g
~equal in Water ~65.11g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wheat
Wheat
2
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.243 g
Thyme
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +118.9%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.081g

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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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169744/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.