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Chard vs. Thyme — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chard and thyme?

  • Chard is higher in vitamin A; however, thyme is richer in iron, vitamin C, manganese, fiber, copper, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 190% more.
  • Chard has a lower glycemic index (32) than thyme (45).

We used Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Thyme, fresh types 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.
Chard
Chard
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 48% 85% 54% 9% 14% 23% 44% 4.9%
Thyme
Thyme
9
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 +86%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +598.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.9%
Contains more IronIron +672.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +240.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +448.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +221.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +414.7%

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.
Chard
Chard
3
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 60% 0% 102% 38% 8.5% 20% 6.8% 9.8% 20% 0% 818% 6.8%
Thyme
Thyme
7
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 534% 0% 79% 0% 12% 109% 34% 25% 80% 0% 0% 34%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +789.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +447.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +406.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +150.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +309.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard Thyme DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 273%
Iron 2.26mg 17.45mg 190%
Vitamin C 18mg 160.1mg 158%
Manganese 0.334mg 1.719mg 60%
Fiber 2.1g 14g 48%
Copper 0.163mg 0.555mg 44%
Calcium 58mg 405mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.471mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 0.348mg 20%
Magnesium 86mg 160mg 18%
Zinc 0.33mg 1.81mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 13%
Phosphorus 33mg 106mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.36mg 1.824mg 9%
Folate 9µg 45µg 9%
Vitamin A 306µg 238µg 8%
Protein 1.88g 5.56g 7%
Carbs 4.13g 24.45g 7%
Sodium 179mg 9mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.409mg 5%
Choline 28.7mg 5%
Calories 20kcal 101kcal 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 0.532g 3%
Fats 0.08g 1.68g 2%
Potassium 549mg 609mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.012g 0.467g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.048mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 9.4g 5.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 106kcal 182kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 500g 99g N/A
Net carbs 2.03g 10.45g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.285mg 0%
Leucine 0.135mg 0.262mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.126mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.114mg 0.307mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chard
Chard
1
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 4.13 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 1.26 g
Thyme
Thyme
4
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 +42.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +195.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +492%
Contains more OtherOther +154%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chard
Chard
1
21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.028 g
Thyme
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +406.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1800%

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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. Chard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170401/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.