8.8 %
Iron contributes to normal cognitive function, to normal energy-yielding metabolism, to the normal function of the immune system and to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
How many calories are in dried thyme?
2.8kcal
in a 1 g pinch
276 kcal per 100 g.
Source: UK CoFID 2021, record 13-883. Checked 5 October 2026.
0.07 gFat
0.09 gProtein
0.37 gFibre
8.8 %Daily iron
What’s in a 1 g pinch
About a third of a pinch is carbohydrate, 0.02 g of it sugars.
- 0.07 gFat
- 0.09 gProtein
- 0.45 gCarbohydrate
- 0.37 gFibre
- 0.08 gWater
Above average for herbs and spices
Thyme is 276 kcal per 100 g. The 35 herbs and spices in this database average 193.
Thyme276
Herbs and spices average193
Low in sugar and salt
Low sugars and low salt by UK labelling rules, per 100 g.
Sugars, per pinch0.02 g
Salt, per pinch0 g
Vitamins and minerals in thyme
13 of the 18 reach the “high in” level, led by iron.
A source of
None recorded
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin B12
Show all 18 with amounts
Iron1.2 mg, 8.8 %
Manganese0.08 mg, 3.9 %
Calcium18.9 mg, 2.4 %
Folate0.00274 mg, 1.4 %
Copper0.01 mg, 0.9 %
Vitamin C0.5 mg, 0.6 %
Zinc0.06 mg, 0.6 %
Magnesium2.2 mg, 0.6 %
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.08 mg, 0.5 %
Vitamin A0.0038 mg, <1 %
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.01 mg, <1 %
Potassium8.1 mg, <1 %
Vitamin B60.01 mg, <1 %
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0 mg, <1 %
Phosphorus2 mg, <1 %
Selenium0.00005 mg, <1 %
Vitamin Dnone recorded
Vitamin B12none recorded
Badges use the UK legal thresholds per 100 g: 15 % of the reference intake for “source of”, 30 % for “high in”.
What thyme doesn’t give you. And where to find it.
No recorded vitamin D or vitamin B12, and only 9.1 % of the selenium reference intake per 100 g.
Vitamin D
0mgin thyme
Find it inBloater, grilled500 % per 100 g
Vitamin B12
0mgin thyme
Find it inLiver, ox, raw4400 % per 100 g
Selenium
9.1%in thyme, per 100 g
Find it inKidney, pig, fried491 % per 100 g
100 mgVitamin C, 125 %
0.075 mgSelenium, 136 %
0.00125 mgVitamin D, 25 %
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Thyme against other herbs and spices
Per 100 g, thyme has the most iron of the 6 here, ahead of dill (dried).
123.6mg
48.8mg
46.8mg
32.6mg
32.3mg
31.9mg
Thyme, dried, groundthis page
Dill, dried−74.8 mg
Ginger, ground−76.8 mg
Garam masala−91 mg
Tarragon, dried, ground−91.3 mg
Chervil, dried−91.7 mg
All values per 100 g, from the same dataset. Differences are against thyme.
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Questions about thyme
The questions people ask about thyme, answered from the dataset.
How many calories are in a portion of thyme?
A typical portion (1 g, a pinch) gives 3 kcal. Per 100 g the figure is 276 kcal.
Is thyme high in iron?
Yes. Thyme, dried, ground has 124 mg iron per 100 g, 883 % of the NRV, above the 30 % threshold for a “high in” claim.
Which vitamins and minerals does thyme have most of?
By share of the daily reference intake: iron (124 mg, 883 %), manganese (7.9 mg, 394 %) and calcium (1890 mg, 236 %) per 100 g.
Is thyme high in fibre?
Yes. 37 g fibre per 100 g meets the UK “high fibre” threshold of 6 g.
How these numbers were made
Every figure comes from the UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 edition, record 13-883, Thyme, dried, ground, published by Public Health England under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Main data references: Marsh et al. (1977) Composition of foods: spices and herbs, raw, processed and prepared, Agriculture Handbook No. 8-2; and data from USDA SR26, 2013. Values are per 100 g of the edible part; a pinch is 1 g, a pinch, the usual UK portion for herbs and spices. Reference intakes follow Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 Annex XIII as retained in GB law; “source of”, “high in” and “low” follow Regulation (EC) 1924/2006, assessed per 100 g. Function lines are the authorised wording from the GB register of nutrition and health claims, credited to the nutrient. Energy is rounded to the whole kcal and kJ; other amounts to one decimal, or two below 1. A trace is shown as “trace” and never gets a figure or a badge; a nutrient never analysed is left off the page. We start from the dataset’s 2,887 records and keep 2,322: records weighed with bone, shell or skin, alcoholic drinks, infant foods, brand-named products, records with fewer than eight measured vitamins and minerals and near-identical variants are left out. Group context uses the 35 herbs and spices kept from the dataset; a rank counts only the foods with a measured figure for that nutrient. Food images are illustrations from Ingredient Atlas, released under CC0; they show the food, not the measured sample, and where no illustration of the exact food exists the nearest one is shown (here: Dried Thyme). Checked 5 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More herbs and spices
From the same group, with calories per 100 g, and the foods with the most iron.
More herbs and spices
- Coriander leaves, fresh18 kcal
- Dill, fresh25 kcal
- Marjoram, dried271 kcal
- Parsley, fresh34 kcal
- Sage, dried, ground315 kcal
- Tarragon, fresh49 kcal
- All 35 herbs and spices
Most iron
- Marjoram, dried82.7 mg
- Mixed herbs, dried69 mg
- Curry powder58.3 mg
- Mushrooms, Jew's ear, tender, dried, raw56.1 mg
- Dill, dried48.8 mg
- Ginger, ground46.8 mg
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