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Basil vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between basil and hot sauce

  • Basil has more vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, copper, iron, calcium, folate, and magnesium; however, hot sauce has more vitamin C.
  • Basil's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 344% more.
  • Basil has 33 times more vitamin A than hot sauce. Basil has 5275IU of vitamin A, while hot sauce has 162IU.
  • Basil is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Basil, fresh and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.

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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
10
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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1180%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +104.9%
Contains more IronIron +560.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1275%
Contains more ZincZinc +636.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +409.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2242.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +255.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +17183.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1033.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +315.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.036mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.082mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.157mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Basil Hot sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 414.8µg 2.4µg 344%
Sodium 4mg 2643mg 115%
Vitamin C 18mg 74.8mg 63%
Manganese 1.148mg 0.049mg 48%
Copper 0.385mg 0.028mg 40%
Iron 3.17mg 0.48mg 34%
Vitamin A 264µg 8µg 28%
Calcium 177mg 8mg 17%
Folate 68µg 6µg 16%
Magnesium 64mg 5mg 14%
Phosphorus 56mg 11mg 6%
Zinc 0.81mg 0.11mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0.3g 5%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.12mg 5%
Protein 3.15g 0.51g 5%
Potassium 295mg 144mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.902mg 0.254mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 0.11mg 2%
Choline 11.4mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.389g 0.196g 1%
Calories 23kcal 11kcal 1%
Fats 0.64g 0.37g 0%
Carbs 2.65g 1.75g 0%
Net carbs 1.05g 1.45g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 1.26g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.036mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.082mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.155mg 0.157mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.104mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.104mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.191mg 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.11mg 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.127mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0.01mg 0%
Fructose 0.02g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Basil
4
3% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.15 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 2.65 g
Water: 92.06 g
Other: 1.5 g
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +517.6%
Contains more FatsFats +73%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51.4%
Contains more OtherOther +392.7%
~equal in Water ~89.98g

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +193.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +98.5%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.