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Celery vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between celery and basil?

  • Basil is richer than celery in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, copper, iron, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, folate, and vitamin B6.
  • Basil's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 321% more.
  • The glycemic index of celery is lower.

We used Celery, 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.
Celery
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
Basil
9
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 SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +481.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +342.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.5%
Contains more IronIron +1485%
Contains more CopperCopper +1000%
Contains more ZincZinc +523.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1014.6%

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.
Celery
1
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 10% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +17.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +480.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +196.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +181.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +109.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1315.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +88.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +86.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celery Basil DV% diff.
Vitamin K 29.3µg 414.8µg 321%
Manganese 0.103mg 1.148mg 45%
Copper 0.035mg 0.385mg 39%
Iron 0.2mg 3.17mg 37%
Vitamin A 22µg 264µg 27%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 18mg 17%
Calcium 40mg 177mg 14%
Magnesium 11mg 64mg 13%
Folate 36µg 68µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.155mg 6%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.81mg 6%
Phosphorus 24mg 56mg 5%
Protein 0.69g 3.15g 5%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.8mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 0.902mg 4%
Sodium 80mg 4mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.389g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.246mg 0.209mg 1%
Potassium 260mg 295mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 11.4mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.64g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.076mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.034mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 23kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.37g 1.05g N/A
Carbs 2.97g 2.65g 0%
Sugar 1.34g 0.3g N/A
Fiber 1.6g 1.6g 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0.104mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.104mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0.191mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.11mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0.127mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.051mg 0%
Fructose 0.37g 0.02g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
2
3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +356.5%
Contains more FatsFats +276.5%
Contains more OtherOther +102.7%
~equal in Water ~92.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
0
27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +175%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +392.4%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.041g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
4
6% 30% 28% 36%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.08 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.48 g
Basil
0
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 +1900%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1750%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +77.8%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/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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