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Plum vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between plums and basil

  • Plums have less vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, iron, copper, calcium, folate, magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin C than basil.
  • Basil covers your daily need for vitamin K, 340% more than plums.
  • The glycemic index of basil is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Plums, 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.
Plum
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +814.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.9%
Contains more IronIron +1764.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +575.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +710%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +250%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2107.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Plum
0
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 32% 5.7% 5.2% 0% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8% 1%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +89.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1452.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +192.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +116.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +434.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6381.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1260%
Contains more CholineCholine +500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plum Basil DV% diff.
Vitamin K 6.4µg 414.8µg 340%
Manganese 0.052mg 1.148mg 48%
Iron 0.17mg 3.17mg 38%
Copper 0.057mg 0.385mg 36%
Vitamin A 17µg 264µg 27%
Calcium 6mg 177mg 17%
Folate 5µg 68µg 16%
Magnesium 7mg 64mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.155mg 10%
Vitamin C 9.5mg 18mg 9%
Phosphorus 16mg 56mg 6%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.81mg 6%
Protein 0.7g 3.15g 5%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.8mg 4%
Fructose 3.07g 0.02g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.076mg 4%
Potassium 157mg 295mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.417mg 0.902mg 3%
Carbs 11.42g 2.65g 3%
Choline 1.9mg 11.4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0.389g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.209mg 1%
Calories 46kcal 23kcal 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.64g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.034mg 1%
Fiber 1.4g 1.6g 1%
Net carbs 10.02g 1.05g N/A
Sugar 9.92g 0.3g N/A
Sodium 0mg 4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.01mg 0.104mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.104mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.191mg 0%
Lysine 0.016mg 0.11mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0.127mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
1
11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Basil
4
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 +330.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +350%
Contains more FatsFats +128.6%
Contains more OtherOther +305.4%
~equal in Water ~92.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
2
9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Basil
1
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 -58.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +52.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +784.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
4
16% 51% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.57 g
Glucose: 5.07 g
Fructose: 3.07 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.08 g
Galactose: 0.14 g
Basil
1
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 +25250%
Contains more FructoseFructose +15250%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +92.9%
~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. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/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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