Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Allspice vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between allspice and basil

  • Allspice has more fiber, manganese, iron, calcium, vitamin C, potassium, copper, and magnesium; however, basil is higher in vitamin A.
  • Basil covers your daily vitamin A needs 95% more than allspice.
  • Basil contains 62 times less saturated fat than allspice. Allspice contains 2.55g of saturated fat, while basil contains 0.041g.
  • The glycemic index of basil is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, allspice, ground and Basil, fresh.

Infographic

Allspice vs Basil infographic
Infographic link

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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 96% 198% 92% 265% 184% 28% 48% 10% 384% 15%
Basil
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 53% 26% 119% 128% 22% 24% 0.52% 150% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +273.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +253.9%
Contains more IronIron +122.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +24.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +101.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +156.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 131% 9% 0% 0% 25% 15% 54% 0% 48% 0% 0% 27% 0%
Basil
7
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 60% 88% 16% 0% 8.5% 18% 17% 13% 36% 0% 1037% 51% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +117.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +197.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +217.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +877.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +88.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Allspice Basil DV% diff.
Vitamin K 414.8µg 346%
Fiber 21.6g 1.6g 80%
Manganese 2.943mg 1.148mg 78%
Iron 7.06mg 3.17mg 49%
Calcium 661mg 177mg 48%
Vitamin A 27µg 264µg 26%
Vitamin C 39.2mg 18mg 24%
Carbs 72.12g 2.65g 23%
Potassium 1044mg 295mg 22%
Copper 0.553mg 0.385mg 19%
Magnesium 135mg 64mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.36g 0.389g 13%
Fats 8.69g 0.64g 12%
Vitamin B3 2.86mg 0.902mg 12%
Calories 263kcal 23kcal 12%
Saturated fat 2.55g 0.041g 11%
Folate 36µg 68µg 8%
Phosphorus 113mg 56mg 8%
Protein 6.09g 3.15g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.101mg 0.034mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 0.3µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.155mg 4%
Sodium 77mg 4mg 3%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.81mg 2%
Choline 11.4mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.66g 0.088g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.063mg 0.076mg 1%
Net carbs 50.52g 1.05g N/A
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.104mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.104mg 0%
Leucine 0.191mg 0%
Lysine 0.11mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.127mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0%
Fructose 0.02g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 9% 72% 8% 5%
Protein: 6.09 g
Fats: 8.69 g
Carbs: 72.12 g
Water: 8.46 g
Other: 4.64 g
Basil
1
3% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.15 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 2.65 g
Water: 92.06 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1257.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2621.5%
Contains more OtherOther +209.3%
Contains more WaterWater +988.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 12% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.55 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.66 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.36 g
Basil
1
8% 17% 75%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.389 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +506.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

People also compare

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. Allspice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171315/nutrients
  2. Basil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172232/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.