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Okra vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between okra and basil

  • Okra has more vitamin B1, fiber, and vitamin C; however, basil has more vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, copper, manganese, and calcium.
  • Basil's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 320% more.
  • Okra has 6 times more vitamin B1 than basil. Okra has 0.2mg of vitamin B1, while basil has 0.034mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Okra, 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.
Okra
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Basil
7
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 +133.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +115.9%
Contains more IronIron +411.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +253.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +39.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +45.7%
~equal in Potassium ~295mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~56mg

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.
Okra
4
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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
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 +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +488.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +196.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1225.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.902mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~11.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Okra Basil DV% diff.
Vitamin K 31.3µg 414.8µg 320%
Iron 0.62mg 3.17mg 32%
Copper 0.109mg 0.385mg 31%
Vitamin A 36µg 264µg 25%
Manganese 0.788mg 1.148mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.034mg 14%
Calcium 82mg 177mg 10%
Fiber 3.2g 1.6g 6%
Vitamin C 23mg 18mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.155mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.8mg 4%
Magnesium 57mg 64mg 2%
Carbs 7.45g 2.65g 2%
Folate 60µg 68µg 2%
Protein 1.93g 3.15g 2%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.81mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0.389g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.245mg 0.209mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.902mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.076mg 1%
Calories 33kcal 23kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.64g 1%
Phosphorus 61mg 56mg 1%
Fructose 0.57g 0.02g 1%
Net carbs 4.25g 1.05g N/A
Potassium 299mg 295mg 0%
Sugar 1.48g 0.3g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0%
Sodium 7mg 4mg 0%
Choline 12.3mg 11.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0.104mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.104mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.191mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0.11mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0.127mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
1
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 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 +181.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.2%
Contains more FatsFats +236.8%
Contains more OtherOther +76.5%
~equal in Water ~92.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
1
37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
Basil
2
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 -36.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +417.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1340.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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19% 33% 17% 31%
Starch: 0.34 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 0.32 g
Fructose: 0.57 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 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 StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1500%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2750%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/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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