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Marjoram vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between marjoram and basil?

  • Marjoram is richer than basil in iron, manganese, calcium, vitamin K, fiber, copper, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin A, and folate.
  • Marjoram's daily need coverage for iron is 994% more.
  • Marjoram has 25 times more fiber than basil. While marjoram has 40.3g of fiber, basil has only 1.6g.

We used Spices, marjoram, dried 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 247% 597% 134% 3102% 378% 98% 131% 10% 709% 25%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +440.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1024.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +415.9%
Contains more IronIron +2509.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +194.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +344.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +446.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +373.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 171% 0% 134% 34% 72% 73% 77% 0% 275% 0% 1554% 206%
Basil
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 60% 0% 88% 16% 8.5% 18% 17% 13% 36% 0% 1037% 51%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +185.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +52.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +111.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +750%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +315.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +356.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +667.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +49.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +302.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marjoram Basil DV% diff.
Iron 82.71mg 3.17mg 994%
Manganese 5.433mg 1.148mg 186%
Calcium 1990mg 177mg 181%
Vitamin K 621.7µg 414.8µg 172%
Fiber 40.3g 1.6g 155%
Copper 1.133mg 0.385mg 83%
Vitamin B6 1.19mg 0.155mg 80%
Magnesium 346mg 64mg 67%
Folate 274µg 68µg 52%
Vitamin C 51.4mg 18mg 37%
Potassium 1522mg 295mg 36%
Phosphorus 306mg 56mg 36%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.405g 0.389g 27%
Zinc 3.6mg 0.81mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.289mg 0.034mg 21%
Vitamin B3 4.12mg 0.902mg 20%
Protein 12.66g 3.15g 19%
Carbs 60.56g 2.65g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.316mg 0.076mg 18%
Vitamin A 403µg 264µg 15%
Calories 271kcal 23kcal 12%
Fats 7.04g 0.64g 10%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.3µg 8%
Vitamin E 1.69mg 0.8mg 6%
Choline 43.6mg 11.4mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 4%
Sodium 77mg 4mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.529g 0.041g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.94g 0.088g 2%
Protein per 100 calories 4.7g 14g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 214kcal 73kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 37g 435g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 10 12 N/A
Net carbs 20.26g 1.05g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 0.3g N/A
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
13% 7% 61% 8% 12%
Protein: 12.66 g
Fats: 7.04 g
Carbs: 60.56 g
Water: 7.64 g
Other: 12.1 g
Basil
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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 ProteinProtein +301.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2185.3%
Contains more OtherOther +706.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1105%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 16% 75%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.94 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.405 g
Basil
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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 +968.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1032.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.2%

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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. Marjoram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170928/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.