Nutrition for Thyme

Thyme Nutrition Summary

One teaspoon of thyme (0.8 grams or 0.03 oz) contains 1 calories and zero grams of protein. Thyme consist of 65% water, 25% carbohydrates, and less than 1% of protein or total fat.

Thyme is an excellent source of many nutrients, including dietary fiber, Vitamin C, calcium and iron. It also contains significant amounts of magnesium, potassium, copper and manganese.

In one teaspoon of thyme:

• Calories: 1
• Dietary fiber: 0.1 g
• Sodium: 0.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of protein, sugar, total fat, saturated fat or cholesterol in thyme.

See the Thyme Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Thyme, fresh.

Calories in Thyme

Thyme has 1 calories per teaspoon or 125 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.

100% of calories in thyme are from carbohydrates.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Thyme

Some other spices or herbs with similar calories to thyme by weight:

• Balsamic Vinegar: same
• Rosemary: same
• Mint: same
• Yellow Mustard: same

Protein in Thyme

Thyme is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein. However, thyme does contain significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine and isoleucine, essential amino acids.

• Protein: 0.04 g
• Tryptophan: < 0.1 g
• Threonine: < 0.1 g
• Isoleucine: < 0.1 g
• Leucine: < 0.1 g
• Lysine: < 0.1 g
• Valine: < 0.1 g

There is no significant amounts of methionine, phenylalanine or histidine in thyme.

Protein Similar to Thyme

Some other spices or herbs with similar amounts of protein to thyme by weight:

• Pumpkin Pie Spice: same
• Nutmeg: same
• Allspice: same
• Cinnamon: same

Vitamins and Minerals in Thyme

An good source of many nutrients, thyme contains abundant amounts of Vitamin C, calcium and iron. In fact, a single teaspoon of thyme contains 2% of recommended daily values or 1.3 milligrams of Vitamin C.

Vitamins in thyme (1 tsp):

• Vitamin a: 1.9 ug
• Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
• Niacin: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 1.3 mg
• Folate: 0.4 ug

Minerals in thyme (1 tsp):

• Calcium: 3.2 mg
• Potassium: 4.9 mg
• Iron: 0.1 mg
• Magnesium: 1.3 mg
• Zinc: < 0.1 mg
• Phosphorus: 0.8 mg
• Copper: < 0.1 mg
• Manganese: < 0.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of selenium, choline, thiamin, pantothenic acid, vitamin e, vitamin b12 or vitamin k in thyme.

Similar to Thyme for Vitamin C

Here are some other spices or herbs with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin C to thyme:

• Cayenne Pepper: -0.67 MG
• Marjoram: -0.87 MG
• Allspice: -0.97 MG
• Sage: -1 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Thyme ^[3]

Thyme Nutrition Chart

Thyme in Cooking

Thyme is in the top 25 most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two teaspoons of thyme.

Friends and Relatives of Thyme

Foods commonly cooked with thyme:

• Chicken Leg
• Olive Oil
• White Wine
• Parsnip

Other similar relatives:

• Marjoram
• Sage
• Black Pepper
• Rosemary