Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Greens
  4. Thyme
  5. Compare
  6. Thyme vs. Chard

Thyme vs. Chard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the differences between thyme and chard?

  • Thyme is higher in iron, vitamin C, manganese, fiber, copper, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and magnesium; however, chard is richer in vitamin A.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for iron is 190% more.
  • Chard contains 9 times less vitamin C than thyme. Thyme contains 160.1mg of vitamin C, while chard contains 18mg.
  • Chard has a lower glycemic index (32) than thyme (45).

We used Thyme, fresh and Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this article.

Infographic

Thyme vs Chard infographic
Infographic link

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%
Chard
Chard
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 48% 85% 54% 9% 14% 23% 44% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +86%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +598.3%
Contains more IronIron +672.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +240.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +448.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +221.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +414.7%
~equal in Potassium ~549mg

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
7
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%
Chard
Chard
3
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 60% 0% 102% 38% 8.5% 20% 6.8% 9.8% 20% 0% 818% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +789.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +447.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +406.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +150.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +309.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +28.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Chard DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 273%
Iron 17.45mg 2.26mg 190%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 18mg 158%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.334mg 60%
Fiber 14g 2.1g 48%
Copper 0.555mg 0.163mg 44%
Calcium 405mg 58mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.086mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.085mg 20%
Magnesium 160mg 86mg 18%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.33mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 13%
Phosphorus 106mg 33mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.36mg 9%
Folate 45µg 9µg 9%
Vitamin A 238µg 306µg 8%
Protein 5.56g 1.88g 7%
Carbs 24.45g 4.13g 7%
Sodium 9mg 179mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.163mg 5%
Choline 28.7mg 5%
Calories 101kcal 20kcal 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.028g 3%
Fats 1.68g 0.08g 2%
Potassium 609mg 549mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.012g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.034mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.5g 9.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 182kcal 106kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 500g N/A
Net carbs 10.45g 2.03g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.018mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.135mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.103mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.114mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
Thyme
4
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
Chard
Chard
1
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 4.13 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +195.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +492%
Contains more OtherOther +154%
Contains more WaterWater +42.3%

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
Chard
Chard
1
21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.028 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +406.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1800%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%

People also compare

Thyme
Thyme vs Basil
Basil
Thyme
Thyme vs Dill
Dill
Thyme
Thyme vs Tarragon
Tarragon
Chard
Chard vs Celery
Celery
Chard
Chard vs Celeriac
Celeriac
Chard
Chard vs Chayote
Chayote

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. Chard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170401/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.