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Spinach vs. Thyme — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between spinach and thyme?

  • Spinach is higher in vitamin A and folate; however, thyme is richer in iron, vitamin C, fiber, copper, manganese, calcium, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 174% more.
  • Thyme contains 3 times less folate than spinach. Spinach contains 146µg of folate, while thyme contains 45µg.
  • Spinach has a lower glycemic index (32) than thyme (45).

We used Spinach, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
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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 +83.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +197.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.7%
Contains more IronIron +388.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +219%
Contains more ZincZinc +138.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +89.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +83.9%

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 33% 0% 175% 42% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110%
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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 +120.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +97.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +224.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1533.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +99.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +272.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +182.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach Thyme DV% diff.
Vitamin K 493.6µg 411%
Iron 3.57mg 17.45mg 174%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 160.1mg 167%
Fiber 2.4g 14g 46%
Copper 0.174mg 0.555mg 42%
Manganese 0.935mg 1.719mg 34%
Vitamin A 524µg 238µg 32%
Calcium 136mg 405mg 27%
Folate 146µg 45µg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.471mg 18%
Magnesium 87mg 160mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.08mg 14%
Zinc 0.76mg 1.81mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.49mg 1.824mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.242mg 0.348mg 8%
Carbs 3.75g 24.45g 7%
Phosphorus 56mg 106mg 7%
Protein 2.97g 5.56g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.409mg 5%
Calories 23kcal 101kcal 4%
Potassium 466mg 609mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.048mg 4%
Choline 19.7mg 4%
Sodium 70mg 9mg 3%
Selenium 1.5µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.532g 3%
Fats 0.26g 1.68g 2%
Saturated fat 0.043g 0.467g 2%
Protein per 100 calories 13g 5.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 77kcal 182kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 435g 99g N/A
Net carbs 1.35g 10.45g N/A
Sugar 0.43g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.152mg 0.285mg 0%
Leucine 0.231mg 0.262mg 0%
Lysine 0.182mg 0.126mg 0%
Methionine 0.055mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.134mg 0%
Valine 0.168mg 0.307mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 g
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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 +40.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.2%
Contains more FatsFats +546.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +552%
Contains more OtherOther +76.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
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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 -90.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +388.1%

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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. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/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.