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Thyme vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are thyme and wheat different?

  • Wheat contains less iron, calcium, fiber, copper, vitamin B2, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, potassium, and folate than thyme.
  • Thyme covers your daily need for iron 196% more than wheat.
  • Thyme has 45 times more calcium than wheat. Thyme has 405mg of calcium, while wheat has 9mg.

Thyme, fresh and Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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%
Wheat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 2.7% 14% 66% 69% 50% 63% 1% 134% 174%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +271.3%
Contains more IronIron +891.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Zinc ~1.84mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Thyme
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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%
Wheat
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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 0% 0% 0% 4.8% 24% 6.9% 43% 0% 16% 0% 0% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1470%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +397.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +309.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +97.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Wheat DV% diff.
Iron 17.45mg 1.76mg 196%
Vitamin C 160.1mg 178%
Selenium 31.9µg 58%
Calcium 405mg 9mg 40%
Fiber 14g 4.3g 39%
Copper 0.555mg 0.207mg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.03mg 34%
Manganese 1.719mg 1.03mg 30%
Magnesium 160mg 48mg 27%
Vitamin A 238µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.07mg 21%
Potassium 609mg 164mg 13%
Folate 45µg 11µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 8%
Phosphorus 106mg 147mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.095mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 2.305mg 3%
Calories 101kcal 132kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.077g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.243g 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.83g 1%
Carbs 24.45g 27.6g 1%
Protein 5.56g 5.71g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 5.5g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 182kcal 231kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 76g N/A
Net carbs 10.45g 23.3g N/A
Sugar 3.07g N/A
Zinc 1.81mg 1.84mg 0%
Sodium 9mg 8mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.002g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.084g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.051mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.22mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.432mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.3mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.267mg 0%
Histidine 0.147mg 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
Wheat
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6% 28% 65%
Protein: 5.71 g
Fats: 0.83 g
Carbs: 27.6 g
Water: 65.18 g
Other: 0.68 g
Contains more FatsFats +102.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.9%
~equal in Protein ~5.71g
~equal in Water ~65.18g

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
Wheat
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19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.243 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +118.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.084g

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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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169744/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.