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Lettuce vs. Thyme — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lettuce and thyme

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A; however, thyme has more iron, vitamin C, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 207% more.
  • Lettuce has 2 times more vitamin A than thyme. Lettuce has 7405 IU of vitamin A, while thyme has 4751 IU.
  • Thyme has a higher glycemic index than lettuce.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Thyme, fresh.

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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 9.3% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
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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 +1130.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1025%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +213.9%
Contains more IronIron +1929.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1813.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +905.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +265.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +587.6%

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 31% 0% 123% 4.4% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29%
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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 +55.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1640.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +488.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +386.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +205.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +286.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Thyme DV% diff.
Iron 0.86mg 17.45mg 207%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 160.1mg 168%
Vitamin K 126.3µg 105%
Manganese 0.25mg 1.719mg 64%
Copper 0.029mg 0.555mg 58%
Fiber 1.3g 14g 51%
Calcium 36mg 405mg 37%
Magnesium 13mg 160mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.471mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.348mg 20%
Zinc 0.18mg 1.81mg 15%
Vitamin A 370µg 238µg 15%
Potassium 194mg 609mg 12%
Phosphorus 29mg 106mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 1.824mg 9%
Protein 1.36g 5.56g 8%
Carbs 2.87g 24.45g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.409mg 6%
Calories 15kcal 101kcal 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.532g 3%
Fats 0.15g 1.68g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.048mg 2%
Folate 38µg 45µg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.467g 2%
Sodium 28mg 9mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 9.1g 5.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 110kcal 182kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 667g 99g N/A
Net carbs 1.57g 10.45g N/A
Sugar 0.78g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.285mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.262mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.126mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.307mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 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 +45.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +308.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1020%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +751.9%
Contains more OtherOther +400%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 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 -95.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +548.8%

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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. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/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.