Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
thyme
versus
tumeric
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in thyme and tumeric:
Both tumeric and thyme are high in calories. Tumeric has 209% more calories than thyme - tumeric has 312 calories per 100 grams and thyme has 101 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, thyme is heavier in protein, lighter in carbs and similar to tumeric for fat. Thyme has a macronutrient ratio of 17:72:11 and for tumeric, 12:80:9 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
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Protein | 17% | 12% |
Carbohydrates | 72% | 80% |
Fat | 11% | 9% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Tumeric is high in carbohydrates and thyme has 64% less carbohydrates than tumeric - tumeric has 67.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and thyme has 24.5g of carbohydrates.
Both tumeric and thyme are high in dietary fiber. Tumeric has 62% more dietary fiber than thyme - tumeric has 22.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and thyme has 14g of dietary fiber.
Thyme has less sugar than tumeric - tumeric has 3.2g of sugar per 100 grams and thyme does not contain significant amounts.
Tumeric is a great source of protein and it has 74% more protein than thyme - tumeric has 9.7g of protein per 100 grams and thyme has 5.6g of protein.
Thyme has 75% less saturated fat than tumeric - tumeric has 1.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and thyme has 0.47g of saturated fat.
Both tumeric and thyme are low in trans fat - tumeric has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and thyme does not contain significant amounts.
Thyme is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 227 times more Vitamin C than tumeric - tumeric has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and thyme has 160.1mg of Vitamin C.
Thyme is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than tumeric - thyme has 238ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and tumeric does not contain significant amounts.
Tumeric has more Vitamin E than thyme - tumeric has 4.4mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and thyme does not contain significant amounts.
Tumeric has more Vitamin K than thyme - tumeric has 13.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and thyme does not contain significant amounts.
Thyme has more riboflavin, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both thyme and tumeric contain significant amounts of thiamin, niacin and pantothenic acid.
Thyme | Tumeric | |
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Thiamin | 0.048 MG | 0.058 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.471 MG | 0.15 MG |
Niacin | 1.824 MG | 1.35 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.409 MG | 0.542 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.348 MG | 0.107 MG |
Folate | 45 UG | 20 UG |
Both tumeric and thyme are high in calcium. Thyme has 141% more calcium than tumeric - tumeric has 168mg of calcium per 100 grams and thyme has 405mg of calcium.
Both tumeric and thyme are high in iron. Tumeric has 215% more iron than thyme - tumeric has 55mg of iron per 100 grams and thyme has 17.5mg of iron.
Both tumeric and thyme are high in potassium. Tumeric has 242% more potassium than thyme - tumeric has 2080mg of potassium per 100 grams and thyme has 609mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, thyme has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than tumeric per 100 grams.
Thyme | Tumeric | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.447 G | 0.084 G |
Total | 0.447 G | 0.084 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, tumeric has more linoleic acid than thyme per 100 grams.
Thyme | Tumeric | |
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linoleic acid | 0.085 G | 0.672 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.081 G |
Total | 0.085 G | 0.753 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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