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Basil vs. Cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between basil and cabbage

  • Basil has more vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, copper, iron, calcium, magnesium, folate, and zinc; however, cabbage is higher in vitamin C.
  • Basil covers your daily need for vitamin K, 282% more than cabbage.
  • Basil has 54 times more vitamin A than cabbage. While basil has 5275IU of vitamin A, cabbage has only 98IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Basil, fresh and Cabbage, raw.

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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.
Basil
9
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +342.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.5%
Contains more IronIron +574.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1926.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +617.5%
~equal in Selenium ~0.3µg

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.
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%
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 122% 1.7% 3% 0% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32% 5.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5180%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +285.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +445.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +79.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.212mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~10.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Basil Cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 414.8µg 76µg 282%
Manganese 1.148mg 0.16mg 43%
Copper 0.385mg 0.019mg 41%
Iron 3.17mg 0.47mg 34%
Vitamin A 264µg 5µg 29%
Vitamin C 18mg 36.6mg 21%
Calcium 177mg 40mg 14%
Magnesium 64mg 12mg 12%
Folate 68µg 43µg 6%
Zinc 0.81mg 0.18mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.902mg 0.234mg 4%
Phosphorus 56mg 26mg 4%
Potassium 295mg 170mg 4%
Fiber 1.6g 2.5g 4%
Protein 3.15g 1.28g 4%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.15mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.04mg 3%
Fructose 0.02g 1.45g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.389g 0.017g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.155mg 0.124mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.061mg 2%
Fats 0.64g 0.1g 1%
Sodium 4mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 2.65g 5.8g 1%
Calories 23kcal 25kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.05g 3.3g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 3.2g N/A
Selenium 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 0.212mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.034g 0%
Choline 11.4mg 10.7mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.104mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.104mg 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 0.191mg 0.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.11mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.127mg 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Basil
3
3% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.15 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 2.65 g
Water: 92.06 g
Other: 1.5 g
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +146.1%
Contains more FatsFats +540%
Contains more OtherOther +134.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.9%
~equal in Water ~92.18g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Basil
2
8% 17% 75%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.389 g
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +417.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2188.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Basil
1
6% 6% 87%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.02 g
Fructose: 0.02 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.27 g
2% 52% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.08 g
Glucose: 1.67 g
Fructose: 1.45 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +8250%
Contains more FructoseFructose +7150%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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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. Basil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172232/nutrients
  2. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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