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Basil vs. Vinegar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between basil and vinegar?

  • Basil is richer than vinegar in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, copper, iron, vitamin C, calcium, folate, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Basil's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 346% more.
  • The glycemic index of vinegar is lower.

We used Basil, fresh and Vinegar, distilled types 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
8
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 0.71% 1.8% 0.18% 1.1% 2% 0.27% 1.7% 0.26% 7.2% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14650%
Contains more IronIron +10466.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +6316.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +8000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1987.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Basil Vinegar DV% diff.
Vitamin K 414.8µg 0µg 346%
Manganese 1.148mg 0.055mg 48%
Copper 0.385mg 0.006mg 42%
Iron 3.17mg 0.03mg 39%
Vitamin A 264µg 0µg 29%
Vitamin C 18mg 0mg 20%
Calcium 177mg 6mg 17%
Folate 68µg 0µg 17%
Magnesium 64mg 1mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.155mg 0mg 12%
Potassium 295mg 2mg 9%
Zinc 0.81mg 0.01mg 7%
Phosphorus 56mg 4mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0mg 6%
Protein 3.15g 0g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.902mg 0mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 0mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.389g 0g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0mg 3%
Choline 11.4mg 0mg 2%
Carbs 2.65g 0.04g 1%
Fats 0.64g 0g 1%
Calories 23kcal 18kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.05g 0.04g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 0.04g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0g 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
3
3% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.15 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 2.65 g
Water: 92.06 g
Other: 1.5 g
95% 5%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.04 g
Water: 94.78 g
Other: 5.18 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +6525%
Contains more OtherOther +245.3%
~equal in Water ~94.78g

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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. Vinegar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172237/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.