Borage vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between borage and basil?
- Borage is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B2, and potassium, yet basil is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin A, folate, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
- Basil's daily need coverage for manganese is 35% more.
- Borage has 2 times more vitamin B2 than basil. While borage has 0.15mg of vitamin B2, basil has only 0.076mg.
We used Borage, raw and Basil, fresh 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +59.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +200% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +23.1% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +90.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +196.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +305% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -95% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +228.9% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +94.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +76.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +97.4% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +25.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +409.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +84.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +423.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 414.8µg | 346% | |
Manganese | 0.349mg | 1.148mg | 35% |
Copper | 0.13mg | 0.385mg | 28% |
Vitamin C | 35mg | 18mg | 19% |
Folate | 13µg | 68µg | 14% |
Calcium | 93mg | 177mg | 8% |
Fiber | 1.6g | 6% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.15mg | 0.076mg | 6% |
Vitamin A | 210µg | 264µg | 6% |
Zinc | 0.2mg | 0.81mg | 6% |
Vitamin E | 0.8mg | 5% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.084mg | 0.155mg | 5% |
Potassium | 470mg | 295mg | 5% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.041mg | 0.209mg | 3% |
Sodium | 80mg | 4mg | 3% |
Magnesium | 52mg | 64mg | 3% |
Protein | 1.8g | 3.15g | 3% |
Iron | 3.3mg | 3.17mg | 2% |
Choline | 11.4mg | 2% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.109g | 0.389g | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.06mg | 0.034mg | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.17g | 0.041g | 1% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 0.3µg | 1% |
Calories | 21kcal | 23kcal | 0% |
Fats | 0.7g | 0.64g | 0% |
Carbs | 3.06g | 2.65g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.06g | 1.05g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.3g | N/A | |
Phosphorus | 53mg | 56mg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.9mg | 0.902mg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.211g | 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
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +15.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +75% |
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Fats
~0.64g
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Water
~92.06g
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Other
~1.5g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +139.8% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -75.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +256.9% |