Basil vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are basil and chocolate brownie different?

Basil is richer in vitamin A, manganese, vitamin C, iron, and calcium, while chocolate brownie is higher in selenium and phosphorus.
Basil covers your daily need for vitamin A, 89% more than chocolate brownie.
Basil contains 60 times more vitamin C than chocolate brownie. Basil contains 18mg of vitamin C, while chocolate brownie contains 0.3mg.
Basil is lower in sodium.
Basil has a higher glycemic index (70) than chocolate brownie (42).

Basil, fresh and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe types were used in this article.

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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

Chocolate brownie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+210.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+67.6%
Contains more IronIron	+72.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+95.6%

Contains more ZincZinc	+19.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+135.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3733.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.388mg

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

Chocolate brownie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+5900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+64.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+134.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+314.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.982mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	414.8µg		346%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.389g	9.412g	60%
Fats	0.64g	29.1g	44%
Saturated fat	0.041g	7.319g	33%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	10.839g	27%
Manganese	1.148mg	0.587mg	24%
Cholesterol	0mg	73mg	24%
Calories	23kcal	466kcal	22%
Selenium	0.3µg	11.5µg	20%
Vitamin C	18mg	0.3mg	20%
Iron	3.17mg	1.84mg	17%
Carbs	2.65g	50.2g	16%
Sodium	4mg	343mg	15%
Calcium	177mg	57mg	12%
Phosphorus	56mg	132mg	11%
Folate	68µg	29µg	10%
Vitamin A	264µg	176µg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.034mg	0.141mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.076mg	0.19mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Protein	3.15g	6.2g	6%
Fiber	1.6g		6%
Vitamin E	0.8mg		5%
Vitamin B6	0.155mg	0.094mg	5%
Potassium	295mg	176mg	4%
Magnesium	64mg	53mg	3%
Choline	11.4mg		2%
Vitamin B5	0.209mg	0.328mg	2%
Zinc	0.81mg	0.97mg	1%
Net carbs	1.05g	50.2g	N/A
Sugar	0.3g		N/A
Copper	0.385mg	0.388mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.902mg	0.982mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.039mg	0.078mg	0%
Threonine	0.104mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.104mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.191mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.11mg	0.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.036mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.13mg	0.298mg	0%
Valine	0.127mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.051mg	0.136mg	0%
Fructose	0.02g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A