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Spearmint vs. Marjoram — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spearmint and marjoram 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.

Spearmint, fresh and Spices, marjoram, dried 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 45% 60% 40% 445% 80% 30% 26% 3.9% 146% 0%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61%
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%

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 44% 0% 68% 0% 20% 40% 18% 15% 36% 0% 0% 79%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +286.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +98.5%
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 FolateFolate +161%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spearmint Marjoram DV% diff.
Iron 11.87mg 82.71mg 886%
Vitamin K 621.7µg 518%
Manganese 1.118mg 5.433mg 188%
Calcium 199mg 1990mg 179%
Fiber 6.8g 40.3g 134%
Copper 0.24mg 1.133mg 99%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 1.19mg 79%
Magnesium 63mg 346mg 67%
Vitamin C 13.3mg 51.4mg 42%
Folate 105µg 274µg 42%
Phosphorus 60mg 306mg 35%
Potassium 458mg 1522mg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.394g 4.405g 27%
Zinc 1.09mg 3.6mg 23%
Vitamin A 203µg 403µg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.948mg 4.12mg 20%
Protein 3.29g 12.66g 19%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.289mg 18%
Carbs 8.41g 60.56g 17%
Calories 44kcal 271kcal 11%
Vitamin E 1.69mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.175mg 0.316mg 11%
Fats 0.73g 7.04g 10%
Selenium 4.5µg 8%
Choline 43.6mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 5%
Sodium 30mg 77mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.191g 0.529g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.94g 2%
Protein per 100 calories 7.5g 4.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 134kcal 214kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 227g 37g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.2 10 N/A
Net carbs 1.61g 20.26g 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
3% 8% 86% 2%
Protein: 3.29 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 8.41 g
Water: 85.55 g
Other: 2.02 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +1019.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +284.8%
Contains more FatsFats +864.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +620.1%
Contains more OtherOther +499%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.191 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.394 g
9% 16% 75%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.94 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.405 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3660%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1018%

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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. Spearmint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173475/nutrients
  2. Marjoram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170928/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.