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Thyme vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between thyme and barley

  • Thyme is higher than barley in iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Thyme covers your daily iron needs 202% more than barley.
  • The glycemic index of barley is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Thyme, fresh and Barley, pearled, cooked.

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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.
Thyme
Thyme
8
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%
Barley
Barley
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 8.2% 50% 35% 22% 23% 0.39% 34% 47%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +627.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3581.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +554.8%
Contains more IronIron +1212%
Contains more CopperCopper +428.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +120.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +563.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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.
Thyme
Thyme
6
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%
Barley
Barley
4
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 0% 0% 0% 0.2% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +659.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +203%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +181.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Barley DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 1.33mg 202%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 0mg 178%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.259mg 63%
Copper 0.555mg 0.105mg 50%
Fiber 14g 3.8g 41%
Calcium 405mg 11mg 39%
Magnesium 160mg 22mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.062mg 31%
Vitamin A 238µg 0µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.115mg 18%
Selenium 8.6µg 16%
Potassium 609mg 93mg 15%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.82mg 9%
Protein 5.56g 2.26g 7%
Phosphorus 106mg 54mg 7%
Folate 45µg 16µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.135mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.083mg 3%
Fats 1.68g 0.44g 2%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.093g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.214g 2%
Calories 101kcal 123kcal 1%
Carbs 24.45g 28.22g 1%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 2.063mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.5g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 182kcal 544kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 81g N/A
Net carbs 10.45g 24.42g N/A
Sugar 0.28g N/A
Sodium 9mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.127mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
Thyme
3
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
Barley
Barley
2
2% 28% 69%
Protein: 2.26 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 68.8 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +146%
Contains more FatsFats +281.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1042.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.4%
~equal in Water ~68.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Barley
Barley
1
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.093 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.057 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.214 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +148.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.1%

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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. Thyme - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173470/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170285/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.