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Basil vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are basil and soba different?

  • Basil has more vitamin A, copper, manganese, iron, vitamin C, calcium, folate, magnesium, vitamin B6, and potassium than soba.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for basil is 106% higher.
  • Soba has a lower glycemic index (46) than basil (70).

Basil, fresh and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked are the varieties used in this article.

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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%
Soba
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +611.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4325%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +742.9%
Contains more IronIron +560.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +4712.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +575%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +124%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +207%
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
9
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%
Soba
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +192.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +287.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +871.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +176.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Basil Soba DV% diff.
Vitamin K 414.8µg 346%
Copper 0.385mg 0.008mg 42%
Iron 3.17mg 0.48mg 34%
Manganese 1.148mg 0.374mg 34%
Vitamin A 264µg 0µg 29%
Vitamin C 18mg 0mg 20%
Calcium 177mg 4mg 17%
Folate 68µg 7µg 15%
Magnesium 64mg 9mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.155mg 0.04mg 9%
Potassium 295mg 35mg 8%
Carbs 2.65g 21.44g 6%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Zinc 0.81mg 0.12mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.094mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 5%
Protein 3.15g 5.06g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.026mg 4%
Calories 23kcal 99kcal 4%
Phosphorus 56mg 25mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.389g 0.031g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.902mg 0.51mg 2%
Sodium 4mg 60mg 2%
Choline 11.4mg 2%
Fats 0.64g 0.1g 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 0.235mg 1%
Net carbs 1.05g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.104mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.104mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.191mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.11mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.127mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0.119mg 0%
Fructose 0.02g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Basil
3
3% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.15 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 2.65 g
Water: 92.06 g
Other: 1.5 g
Soba
2
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +540%
Contains more WaterWater +26.1%
Contains more OtherOther +284.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +709.1%

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
Soba
1
25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +238.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1154.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.7%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.