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Basil vs. Snickers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between basil and snickers

  • Snickers has less vitamin A, iron, vitamin C, and calcium than basil.
  • Basil covers your daily need for vitamin A, 103% more than snickers.
  • Basil has 36 times more vitamin C than snickers. While basil has 18mg of vitamin C, snickers has only 0.5mg.
  • Basil has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of basil is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Basil, fresh and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER.

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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 0% 27% 0% 26% 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +96.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +366.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
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
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%
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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Basil Snickers DV% diff.
Vitamin K 414.8µg 346%
Saturated fat 0.041g 12.703g 58%
Manganese 1.148mg 50%
Copper 0.385mg 43%
Fats 0.64g 24.38g 37%
Iron 3.17mg 0.68mg 31%
Vitamin A 264µg 29%
Calories 23kcal 488kcal 23%
Carbs 2.65g 62.85g 20%
Vitamin C 18mg 0.5mg 19%
Folate 68µg 17%
Magnesium 64mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.155mg 12%
Calcium 177mg 90mg 9%
Potassium 295mg 9%
Phosphorus 56mg 8%
Sodium 4mg 189mg 8%
Zinc 0.81mg 7%
Protein 3.15g 6.86g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.902mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.389g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Choline 11.4mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.9g 1%
Net carbs 1.05g 60.95g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 46.54g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.394g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.104mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.104mg 0%
Leucine 0.191mg 0%
Lysine 0.11mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.127mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0%
Fructose 0.02g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Basil
2
3% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.15 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 2.65 g
Water: 92.06 g
Other: 1.5 g
7% 24% 63% 4%
Protein: 6.86 g
Fats: 24.38 g
Carbs: 62.85 g
Water: 4.47 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more WaterWater +1959.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +117.8%
Contains more FatsFats +3709.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2271.7%
~equal in Other ~1.44g

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
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.703 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Snickers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169663/nutrients

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

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