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Basil vs. Okra — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between basil and okra

  • Basil has more vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, copper, manganese, and calcium; however, okra has more vitamin B1, fiber, and vitamin C.
  • Basil's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 320% more.
  • Basil has 7 times more vitamin A than okra. Basil has 5275IU of vitamin A, while okra has 716IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Basil, fresh and Okra, 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
7
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%
Okra
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +115.9%
Contains more IronIron +411.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +253.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +39.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +45.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
~equal in Potassium ~299mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~61mg

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
5
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%
Okra
5
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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +196.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1225.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +488.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~12.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Basil Okra DV% diff.
Vitamin K 414.8µg 31.3µg 320%
Iron 3.17mg 0.62mg 32%
Copper 0.385mg 0.109mg 31%
Vitamin A 264µg 36µg 25%
Manganese 1.148mg 0.788mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.2mg 14%
Calcium 177mg 82mg 10%
Fiber 1.6g 3.2g 6%
Vitamin C 18mg 23mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.155mg 0.215mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.27mg 4%
Magnesium 64mg 57mg 2%
Carbs 2.65g 7.45g 2%
Folate 68µg 60µg 2%
Protein 3.15g 1.93g 2%
Zinc 0.81mg 0.58mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.389g 0.027g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 0.245mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.902mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.06mg 1%
Calories 23kcal 33kcal 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.64g 0.19g 1%
Phosphorus 56mg 61mg 1%
Fructose 0.02g 0.57g 1%
Net carbs 1.05g 4.25g N/A
Potassium 295mg 299mg 0%
Sugar 0.3g 1.48g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0%
Sodium 4mg 7mg 0%
Choline 11.4mg 12.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.104mg 0.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.104mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.191mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.11mg 0.081mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.127mg 0.091mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0.031mg 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
Okra
1
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.2%
Contains more FatsFats +236.8%
Contains more OtherOther +76.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +181.1%
~equal in Water ~89.58g

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
Okra
1
37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +417.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1340.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.6%

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
Okra
4
19% 33% 17% 31%
Starch: 0.34 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 0.32 g
Fructose: 0.57 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1500%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2750%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/nutrients

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

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