Basil vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between basil and gingerbread

Basil has more vitamin A, copper, manganese, vitamin C, and calcium; however, gingerbread is richer in selenium and vitamin B1.
Basil covers your daily vitamin A needs 105% more than gingerbread.
Gingerbread has 180 times less vitamin C than basil. Basil has 18mg of vitamin C, while gingerbread has 0.1mg.
Basil contains less sodium.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of gingerbread is 86, while the glycemic index of basil is 70.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Basil, fresh and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe.

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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

Gingerbread

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+149.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+97.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+107.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+68.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+5333.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~70mg

~equal in Iron ~2.88mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~54mg

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

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+17900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1785.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+106.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+458.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+113.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+79.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+22.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	414.8µg		346%
Selenium	0.3µg	16.3µg	29%
Vitamin A	264µg	14µg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.389g	4.216g	26%
Fats	0.64g	16.4g	24%
Copper	0.385mg	0.195mg	21%
Vitamin C	18mg	0.1mg	20%
Manganese	1.148mg	0.683mg	20%
Saturated fat	0.041g	4.122g	19%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	7.124g	18%
Calories	23kcal	356kcal	17%
Carbs	2.65g	49.2g	16%
Sodium	4mg	327mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.034mg	0.19mg	13%
Cholesterol	0mg	32mg	11%
Calcium	177mg	71mg	11%
Folate	68µg	33µg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.076mg	0.162mg	7%
Fiber	1.6g		6%
Vitamin E	0.8mg		5%
Vitamin B3	0.902mg	1.738mg	5%
Zinc	0.81mg	0.39mg	4%
Potassium	295mg	439mg	4%
Iron	3.17mg	2.88mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.209mg	0.375mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.155mg	0.19mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.06µg	3%
Choline	11.4mg		2%
Protein	3.15g	3.9g	2%
Magnesium	64mg	70mg	1%
Net carbs	1.05g	49.2g	N/A
Sugar	0.3g		N/A
Phosphorus	56mg	54mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.039mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.104mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.104mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.191mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.11mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.036mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.13mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.127mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.051mg	0.087mg	0%
Fructose	0.02g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.003g	N/A