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Basil vs. Grape — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between basil and grapes

  • Grapes have less vitamin K, vitamin A, copper, iron, manganese, calcium, folate, vitamin C, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Basil covers your daily vitamin K needs 334% more than grapes.
  • Grapes contain 53 times less vitamin A than basil. Basil contains 5275IU of vitamin A, while grapes contain 100IU.
  • The glycemic index of basil is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Basil, fresh and Grapes, american type (slip skin), 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%
Grape
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 4.2% 17% 11% 13% 1.1% 4.3% 0.26% 94% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1180%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1164.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.5%
Contains more IronIron +993.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +862.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1925%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +460%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +59.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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
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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%
Grape
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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 13% 1.7% 3.8% 0% 23% 13% 5.6% 1.4% 25% 0% 37% 3% 3.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +350%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5180%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +321.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +200.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +770.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2741.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1600%
Contains more CholineCholine +103.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +170.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Basil Grape DV% diff.
Vitamin K 414.8µg 14.6µg 334%
Copper 0.385mg 0.04mg 38%
Iron 3.17mg 0.29mg 36%
Vitamin A 264µg 5µg 29%
Manganese 1.148mg 0.718mg 19%
Vitamin C 18mg 4mg 16%
Folate 68µg 4µg 16%
Calcium 177mg 14mg 16%
Magnesium 64mg 5mg 14%
Phosphorus 56mg 10mg 7%
Zinc 0.81mg 0.04mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.092mg 5%
Protein 3.15g 0.63g 5%
Carbs 2.65g 17.15g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.902mg 0.3mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.19mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 0.024mg 4%
Fiber 1.6g 0.9g 3%
Potassium 295mg 191mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.155mg 0.11mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.389g 0.102g 2%
Calories 23kcal 67kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.057mg 1%
Choline 11.4mg 5.6mg 1%
Fats 0.64g 0.35g 0%
Net carbs 1.05g 16.25g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 16.25g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.114g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.104mg 0.017mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.104mg 0.005mg 0%
Leucine 0.191mg 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.11mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.013mg 0%
Valine 0.127mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0.023mg 0%
Fructose 0.02g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Basil
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3% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.15 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 2.65 g
Water: 92.06 g
Other: 1.5 g
Grape
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17% 81%
Protein: 0.63 g
Fats: 0.35 g
Carbs: 17.15 g
Water: 81.3 g
Other: 0.57 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more FatsFats +82.9%
Contains more WaterWater +13.2%
Contains more OtherOther +163.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +547.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Basil
3
8% 17% 75%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.389 g
Grape
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50% 6% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.114 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +528.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +281.4%

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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. Grape - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174682/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.