Chicken soup vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between chicken soup and basil?
- Chicken soup has less vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, copper, vitamin C, calcium, folate, magnesium, vitamin B6, and fiber than basil.
- Basil's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 346% higher.
- Chicken soup has a lower glycemic index than basil.
We used Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared and Basil, fresh types in this comparison.
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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 SeleniumSelenium | +633.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1500% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +5800% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +181% |
Contains more IronIron | +1409.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +613% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +478.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +107.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -97.2% |
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 B2Vitamin B2 | +11.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +75.6% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +8900% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +26300% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +2566.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +154.1% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +207300% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1260% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +23.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 0.2µg | 414.8µg | 346% |
Manganese | 1.148mg | 50% | |
Iron | 0.21mg | 3.17mg | 37% |
Copper | 0.054mg | 0.385mg | 37% |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 264µg | 29% |
Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 18mg | 20% |
Calcium | 3mg | 177mg | 17% |
Folate | 5µg | 68µg | 16% |
Magnesium | 4mg | 64mg | 14% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.061mg | 0.155mg | 7% |
Sodium | 143mg | 4mg | 6% |
Potassium | 105mg | 295mg | 6% |
Fiber | 0g | 1.6g | 6% |
Zinc | 0.14mg | 0.81mg | 6% |
Vitamin E | 0.03mg | 0.8mg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 27mg | 56mg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.584mg | 0.902mg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.209mg | 4% | |
Selenium | 2.2µg | 0.3µg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.085mg | 0.076mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.213g | 0.389g | 1% |
Calories | 36kcal | 23kcal | 1% |
Protein | 2.52g | 3.15g | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.582g | 0.088g | 1% |
Cholesterol | 3mg | 0mg | 1% |
Fats | 1.2g | 0.64g | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.321g | 0.041g | 1% |
Carbs | 3.53g | 2.65g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.53g | 1.05g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.58g | 0.3g | N/A |
Vitamin B1 | 0.035mg | 0.034mg | 0% |
Choline | 9.2mg | 11.4mg | 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
Protein:
2.52 g
Fats:
1.2 g
Carbs:
3.53 g
Water:
92.15 g
Other:
0.6 g
Protein:
3.15 g
Fats:
0.64 g
Carbs:
2.65 g
Water:
92.06 g
Other:
1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats | +87.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +33.2% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +25% |
Contains more OtherOther | +150% |
~equal in
Water
~92.06g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.213 g
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 | +561.4% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -87.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +82.6% |