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Thyme

Thymus vulgaris, ThymusAlso called thymus

Thyme is an herb whose leaves are used for infusing. It is sold fresh or dried.

  • Plant-based
  • Gluten-free
  • No listed allergens

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Part used
Leaf
Family
Lamiaceae
Cooked most in
Africa
Top country
Algeria
Thyme, whole

Photo: USDAgov · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use thyme

Typical ways to cook or use it

  • Infuse

Preparing it

Strip leaves from stems with a knife, your fingers or a fork.

Shopping

Choosing and storing thyme

Sold as
Dried, Fresh

Nutrition

What 100 g of thyme holds

Per 100 g. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 18%Fat 5%Carbohydrate 77%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of thyme
Energy101 kcal · 423 kJ
Protein5.6 g
Fat1.7 g
of which saturated0.47 g
Carbohydrate24 g
Fibre14 g
Sodium9 mg
Cholesterol0 mg
Nutrition per 100 g of thyme: minerals and vitamins
Potassium609 mg
Calcium405 mg
Iron17 mg
Magnesium160 mg
Zinc1.8 mg
Vitamin C160 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)238 µg
Folate45 µg
Dried

Protein 11%Fat 9%Carbohydrate 79%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of thyme, dried
Energy276 kcal · 1,156 kJ
Protein9.1 g
Fat7.4 g
of which saturated2.7 g
Carbohydrate64 g
of which sugars1.7 g
Fibre37 g
Sodium55 mg
Cholesterol0 mg
Nutrition per 100 g of thyme, dried: minerals and vitamins
Potassium814 mg
Calcium1,890 mg
Iron124 mg
Magnesium220 mg
Zinc6.2 mg
Vitamin C50 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)190 µg
Folate274 µg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (foods 173470, 170938), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

Around the world

Where thyme is cooked

2 dishes in the catalogue use thyme. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list thyme among their ingredients.

Origins

Native to
Northern Africa, Western Asia, Southern Europe

On the table

Dishes made with thyme

1 of the 2 catalogued dishes that use it, spread across the countries they come from.

  • Babbouche

    Morocco

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include thyme.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: thyme in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.
Allergens
None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: soy, eggs, fish, milk, lupin, wheat, celery, sesame, mustard, peanuts, molluscs, sulphites, tree nuts, crustaceans, gluten cereals.
Animal origin
No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Gluten
None
Alcohol
None
Caffeine
None
Pork
None

Around the world

What thyme is called

Names in 51 languages, from Wikidata.

  • Spanish

    tomillo

  • French

    thym · thyme

  • Italian

    timo

  • Portuguese

    tomilho

  • German

    Thymiankraut · Thymian

  • Dutch

    tijm

  • Greek

    θυμάρι

  • Turkish

    Kekik

  • Russian

    Тимьян

  • Polish

    tymianek

  • Arabic

    الزعتر · صعتر

  • Persian

    آویشن

Show all 51 languages

  • Albanian

    Lisër

  • Armenian

    Ուրցատերև

  • Azerbaijani

    Meqri kəklikotu

  • Basque

    ezkai

  • Brazilian Portuguese

    tomilho

  • Bulgarian

    chubrica

  • Catalan

    farigola

  • Central Kurdish

    جاترە

  • Chinese

    百里香 · 麝香草

  • Czech

    tymián

  • Danish

    timian

  • Egyptian Arabic

    زعتر

  • Estonian

    tüümian

  • Finnish

    timjami

  • Hebrew

    קורנית · טימין · תימין

  • Hindi

    फूलदार तुलसी

  • Hungarian

    kakukkfű

  • Icelandic

    Garðablóðberg

  • Indonesian

    timi

  • Japanese

    タイム

  • Kannada

    ಟೈಮ್

  • Kazakh

    Жебір

  • Korean

    백리향 · 타임

  • Latin

    Thymi herba

  • Lithuanian

    čiobrelis

  • Macedonian

    мајчина душичка

  • Malay

    Taim

  • Malayalam

    തോട്ടതുളസി

  • Norwegian Bokmål

    thyme

  • Norwegian Nynorsk

    timian

  • Odia

    ଦଅଣା

  • Old English

    Cunelle

  • Pontic

    θύμαρη

  • Punjabi

    ਅਜਵਾਇਣ

  • Swedish

    timjan

  • Thai

    ไทม์ (สมุนไพร)

  • Ukrainian

    чебрець · чабер, чабрик, чепчик

  • Vietnamese

    Cỏ xạ hương

  • Welsh

    Teim

  • Zaza

    Zehter

Sources and credits

Data

Wikidata item: Q3215980

Photos

Photo: USDAgov · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons