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Thyme vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between thyme and flour

  • Thyme has more vitamin C, iron, vitamin A, copper, fiber, manganese, calcium, and magnesium; however, flour is richer in vitamin B1 and folate.
  • Thyme covers your daily vitamin C needs 178% more than flour.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of flour is 72, while the glycemic index of thyme is 45.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Thyme, fresh and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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
7
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%
Flour
Flour
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +627.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +469.2%
Contains more IronIron +276.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +285.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +158.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +152.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

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
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 534% 0% 79% 0% 12% 109% 34% 25% 80% 0% 0% 34%
Flour
Flour
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 0% 0% 0% 1.2% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +690.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1535.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +223.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +306.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.494mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.438mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Thyme Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin C 160.1mg 0mg 178%
Iron 17.45mg 4.64mg 160%
Selenium 33.9µg 62%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.785mg 61%
Copper 0.555mg 0.144mg 46%
Fiber 14g 2.7g 45%
Manganese 1.719mg 0.682mg 45%
Calcium 405mg 15mg 39%
Folate 45µg 183µg 35%
Magnesium 160mg 22mg 33%
Vitamin A 238µg 0µg 26%
Vitamin B3 1.824mg 5.904mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.044mg 23%
Carbs 24.45g 76.31g 17%
Potassium 609mg 107mg 15%
Calories 101kcal 364kcal 13%
Protein 5.56g 10.33g 10%
Zinc 1.81mg 0.7mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.471mg 0.494mg 2%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Fats 1.68g 0.98g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.409mg 0.438mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.467g 0.155g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.532g 0.413g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.5g 2.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 182kcal 352kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 27g N/A
Net carbs 10.45g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0.27g N/A
Phosphorus 106mg 108mg 0%
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.285mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.262mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.126mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.307mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 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
Flour
Flour
2
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +71.4%
Contains more WaterWater +446.2%
Contains more OtherOther +595.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +85.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +212.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Thyme
Thyme
1
43% 8% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.467 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.081 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.532 g
Flour
Flour
2
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.087g

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.