Cardoon vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cardoon and basil?

Cardoon has less vitamin A, manganese, iron, vitamin C, copper, calcium, zinc, and magnesium than basil.
Basil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 106% higher.
Cardoon has 43 times more sodium than basil. Cardoon has 170mg of sodium, while basil has 4mg.

We used Cardoon, raw 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.

Cardoon

Basil

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+35.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+152.9%
Contains more IronIron	+352.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+376.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+143.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+348.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

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.

Cardoon

Basil

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+61.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+200.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~68µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K		414.8µg	346%
Manganese	0.256mg	1.148mg	39%
Iron	0.7mg	3.17mg	31%
Vitamin A	0µg	264µg	29%
Vitamin C	2mg	18mg	18%
Copper	0.231mg	0.385mg	17%
Calcium	70mg	177mg	11%
Sodium	170mg	4mg	7%
Zinc	0.17mg	0.81mg	6%
Protein	0.7g	3.15g	5%
Magnesium	42mg	64mg	5%
Phosphorus	23mg	56mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.8mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.03mg	0.076mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.3mg	0.902mg	4%
Potassium	400mg	295mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.338mg	0.209mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.116mg	0.155mg	3%
Choline		11.4mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.041g	0.389g	2%
Fats	0.1g	0.64g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.034mg	1%
Calories	17kcal	23kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	243kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	588g	435g	N/A
Net carbs	2.47g	1.05g	N/A
Carbs	4.07g	2.65g	0%
Sugar		0.3g	N/A
Fiber	1.6g	1.6g	0%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.3µg	0%
Folate	68µg	68µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.011g	0.041g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.018g	0.088g	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%