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Marjoram vs. Spearmint — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marjoram and spearmint different?

  • Marjoram is higher than spearmint in iron, manganese, calcium, fiber, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin C, and folate.
  • Marjoram covers your daily need for iron, 886% more than spearmint.
  • Marjoram contains 10 times more calcium than spearmint. Marjoram contains 1990mg of calcium, while spearmint contains 199mg.

Spices, marjoram, dried and Spearmint, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 247% 597% 134% 3102% 378% 98% 131% 10% 709% 25%
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 +449.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +232.3%
Contains more IronIron +596.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +372.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +230.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +410%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +386%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61%

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 171% 0% 134% 34% 72% 73% 77% 0% 275% 0% 1554% 206%
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 +286.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +98.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +270.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +334.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +653.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +161%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marjoram Spearmint DV% diff.
Iron 82.71mg 11.87mg 886%
Vitamin K 621.7µg 518%
Manganese 5.433mg 1.118mg 188%
Calcium 1990mg 199mg 179%
Fiber 40.3g 6.8g 134%
Copper 1.133mg 0.24mg 99%
Vitamin B6 1.19mg 0.158mg 79%
Magnesium 346mg 63mg 67%
Vitamin C 51.4mg 13.3mg 42%
Folate 274µg 105µg 42%
Phosphorus 306mg 60mg 35%
Potassium 1522mg 458mg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.405g 0.394g 27%
Zinc 3.6mg 1.09mg 23%
Vitamin A 403µg 203µg 22%
Vitamin B3 4.12mg 0.948mg 20%
Protein 12.66g 3.29g 19%
Vitamin B1 0.289mg 0.078mg 18%
Carbs 60.56g 8.41g 17%
Calories 271kcal 44kcal 11%
Vitamin E 1.69mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.316mg 0.175mg 11%
Fats 7.04g 0.73g 10%
Selenium 4.5µg 8%
Choline 43.6mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 5%
Sodium 77mg 30mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.529g 0.191g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.94g 0.025g 2%
Protein per 100 calories 4.7g 7.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 214kcal 134kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 37g 227g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 10 2.2 N/A
Net carbs 20.26g 1.61g N/A
Sugar 4.09g N/A
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
13% 7% 61% 8% 12%
Protein: 12.66 g
Fats: 7.04 g
Carbs: 60.56 g
Water: 7.64 g
Other: 12.1 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 +284.8%
Contains more FatsFats +864.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +620.1%
Contains more OtherOther +499%
Contains more WaterWater +1019.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 16% 75%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.94 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.405 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 +3660%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1018%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.9%

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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. Marjoram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170928/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.