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Basil vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between basil and pear?

  • Pear has less vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, iron, copper, calcium, folate, vitamin C, magnesium, and vitamin B6 than basil.
  • Basil's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 342% higher.
  • Basil has 211 times more vitamin A than pear. Basil has 5275IU of vitamin A, while pear has 25IU.
  • Pear has a lower glycemic index than basil.

We used Basil, fresh and Pears, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
Pear
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +814.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1866.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +154.3%
Contains more IronIron +1661.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +369.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +710%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +366.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2291.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%

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
11
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%
Pear
0
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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +318.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +26300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +192.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +460.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +326.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +434.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9327.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +871.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +123.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Basil Pear DV% diff.
Vitamin K 414.8µg 4.4µg 342%
Manganese 1.148mg 0.048mg 48%
Iron 3.17mg 0.18mg 37%
Copper 0.385mg 0.082mg 34%
Vitamin A 264µg 1µg 29%
Calcium 177mg 9mg 17%
Vitamin C 18mg 4.3mg 15%
Folate 68µg 7µg 15%
Magnesium 64mg 7mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.155mg 0.029mg 10%
Fructose 0.02g 6.42g 8%
Phosphorus 56mg 12mg 6%
Protein 3.15g 0.36g 6%
Fiber 1.6g 3.1g 6%
Zinc 0.81mg 0.1mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.902mg 0.161mg 5%
Potassium 295mg 116mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.12mg 5%
Carbs 2.65g 15.23g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.026mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 0.049mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.389g 0.094g 2%
Calories 23kcal 57kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.012mg 2%
Fats 0.64g 0.14g 1%
Choline 11.4mg 5.1mg 1%
Net carbs 1.05g 12.13g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 9.75g N/A
Sodium 4mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.084g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.104mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.104mg 0.011mg 0%
Leucine 0.191mg 0.019mg 0%
Lysine 0.11mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.127mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0.002mg 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
Pear
1
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +775%
Contains more FatsFats +357.1%
Contains more OtherOther +383.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +474.7%
~equal in Water ~83.96g

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
Pear
1
11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +313.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.084g

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
Pear
3
7% 27% 66%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.71 g
Glucose: 2.6 g
Fructose: 6.42 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +12900%
Contains more FructoseFructose +32000%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.