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Bay leaf vs. Spearmint — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bay leaf and spearmint different?

  • Bay leaf has more iron, manganese, vitamin B6, fiber, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C, zinc, copper, and vitamin B2 than spearmint.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for bay leaf is 389% higher.
  • Bay leaf contains 11 times more vitamin B6 than spearmint. While bay leaf contains 1.74mg of vitamin B6, spearmint contains only 0.158mg.

Spices, bay leaf and Spearmint, fresh are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 250% 47% 1613% 139% 101% 48% 3% 1065% 15%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 60% 40% 445% 80% 30% 26% 3.9% 146% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +319.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.5%
Contains more IronIron +262.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +239.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +630.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 155% 0% 103% 0% 2.3% 97% 38% 0% 402% 0% 0% 135%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 44% 0% 68% 0% 20% 40% 18% 15% 36% 0% 0% 79%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +249.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1001.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +766.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bay leaf Spearmint DV% diff.
Iron 43mg 11.87mg 389%
Manganese 8.167mg 1.118mg 306%
Vitamin B6 1.74mg 0.158mg 122%
Fiber 26.3g 6.8g 78%
Calcium 834mg 199mg 64%
Vitamin C 46.5mg 13.3mg 37%
Zinc 3.7mg 1.09mg 24%
Carbs 74.97g 8.41g 22%
Copper 0.416mg 0.24mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.421mg 0.175mg 19%
Folate 180µg 105µg 19%
Magnesium 120mg 63mg 14%
Calories 313kcal 44kcal 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.29g 0.394g 13%
Fats 8.36g 0.73g 12%
Vitamin A 309µg 203µg 12%
Protein 7.61g 3.29g 9%
Saturated fat 2.28g 0.191g 9%
Phosphorus 113mg 60mg 8%
Vitamin B3 2.005mg 0.948mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 0.078mg 6%
Selenium 2.8µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.64g 0.025g 4%
Potassium 529mg 458mg 2%
Protein per 100 calories 2.4g 7.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 411kcal 134kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 32g 227g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.7 2.2 N/A
Net carbs 48.67g 1.61g N/A
Sodium 23mg 30mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.05mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.135mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.046mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.168mg 0%
Valine 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 8% 75% 5% 4%
Protein: 7.61 g
Fats: 8.36 g
Carbs: 74.97 g
Water: 5.44 g
Other: 3.62 g
3% 8% 86% 2%
Protein: 3.29 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 8.41 g
Water: 85.55 g
Other: 2.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +131.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1045.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +791.4%
Contains more OtherOther +79.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1472.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 26% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.28 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.64 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.29 g
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.191 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.394 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6460%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +481.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.6%

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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. Bay leaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170917/nutrients
  2. Spearmint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173475/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.