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Thyme vs. Rosemary — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between thyme and rosemary

  • Thyme has more vitamin C, iron, vitamin A, manganese, copper, vitamin B2, magnesium, and calcium; however, rosemary has more folate.
  • Thyme's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 154% more.
  • Thyme has 3 times more vitamin B2 than rosemary. Thyme has 0.471mg of vitamin B2, while rosemary has 0.152mg.
  • Thyme is lower in saturated fat.
  • Rosemary has a higher glycemic index than thyme.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Thyme, fresh and Rosemary, fresh.

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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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 65% 95% 59% 249% 100% 25% 28% 3.4% 125% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.8%
Contains more IronIron +162.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +84.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +94.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +79.1%
~equal in Potassium ~668mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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
5
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%
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 73% 0% 49% 0% 9% 35% 17% 48% 78% 0% 0% 82%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +634.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +63%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +209.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +96.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +142.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.336mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Rosemary DV% diff.
Vitamin C 160.1mg 21.8mg 154%
Iron 17.45mg 6.65mg 135%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.96mg 33%
Copper 0.555mg 0.301mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.152mg 25%
Magnesium 160mg 91mg 16%
Folate 45µg 109µg 16%
Saturated fat 0.467g 2.838g 11%
Vitamin A 238µg 146µg 10%
Calcium 405mg 317mg 9%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.93mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.804mg 8%
Fats 1.68g 5.86g 6%
Phosphorus 106mg 66mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 0.912mg 6%
Protein 5.56g 3.31g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 1.16g 3%
Calories 101kcal 131kcal 2%
Potassium 609mg 668mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.901g 2%
Carbs 24.45g 20.7g 1%
Sodium 9mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.036mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.336mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.5g 2.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 182kcal 396kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 76g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.3 0.73 N/A
Net carbs 10.45g 6.6g N/A
Fiber 14g 14.1g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.051mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.136mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.249mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.143mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.165mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
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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
3% 6% 21% 68% 2%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 5.86 g
Carbs: 20.7 g
Water: 67.77 g
Other: 2.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +68%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.1%
Contains more OtherOther +35.6%
Contains more FatsFats +248.8%
~equal in Water ~67.77g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
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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
58% 24% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.838 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.16 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.901 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1332.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +69.4%

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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. Rosemary - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173473/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.