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Cabbage vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cabbage and basil

  • Cabbage has more vitamin C; however, basil is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, copper, iron, calcium, magnesium, folate, and zinc.
  • Basil covers your daily need for vitamin K, 282% more than cabbage.
  • Cabbage has 2 times more vitamin C than basil. While cabbage has 36.6mg of vitamin C, basil has only 18mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cabbage, raw and Basil, fresh.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
Basil
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +342.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.5%
Contains more IronIron +574.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1926.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +617.5%
~equal in Selenium ~0.3µg

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.
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 122% 1.7% 3% 0% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32% 5.8%
Basil
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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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +79.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5180%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +285.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +445.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.209mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~11.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Basil DV% diff.
Vitamin K 76µg 414.8µg 282%
Manganese 0.16mg 1.148mg 43%
Copper 0.019mg 0.385mg 41%
Iron 0.47mg 3.17mg 34%
Vitamin A 5µg 264µg 29%
Vitamin C 36.6mg 18mg 21%
Calcium 40mg 177mg 14%
Magnesium 12mg 64mg 12%
Folate 43µg 68µg 6%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.81mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 0.902mg 4%
Phosphorus 26mg 56mg 4%
Potassium 170mg 295mg 4%
Fiber 2.5g 1.6g 4%
Protein 1.28g 3.15g 4%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.8mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.076mg 3%
Fructose 1.45g 0.02g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.389g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.155mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.034mg 2%
Fats 0.1g 0.64g 1%
Sodium 18mg 4mg 1%
Carbs 5.8g 2.65g 1%
Calories 25kcal 23kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.3g 1.05g N/A
Sugar 3.2g 0.3g N/A
Selenium 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.209mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.041g 0%
Choline 10.7mg 11.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.104mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.104mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0.191mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.11mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.127mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 g
Basil
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3% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.15 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 2.65 g
Water: 92.06 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +146.1%
Contains more FatsFats +540%
Contains more OtherOther +134.4%
~equal in Water ~92.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Basil
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8% 17% 75%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.389 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +417.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2188.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 52% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.08 g
Glucose: 1.67 g
Fructose: 1.45 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Basil
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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
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +8250%
Contains more FructoseFructose +7150%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/nutrients
  2. Basil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172232/nutrients

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

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