Rosemary vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between rosemary and basil?

Rosemary is higher in fiber, iron, calcium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, and folate, yet basil is higher in vitamin A and copper.
Rosemary's daily need coverage for fiber is 50% more.
Rosemary has 69 times more saturated fat than basil. While rosemary has 2.838g of saturated fat, basil has only 0.041g.

We used Rosemary, fresh 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.

Rosemary

Basil

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+79.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+126.4%
Contains more IronIron	+109.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+14.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.9%

Contains more CopperCopper	+27.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+19.6%

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.

Rosemary

Basil

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+284.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+116.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+80.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.034mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.902mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K		414.8µg	346%
Fiber	14.1g	1.6g	50%
Iron	6.65mg	3.17mg	44%
Calcium	317mg	177mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.336mg	0.155mg	14%
Vitamin A	146µg	264µg	13%
Saturated fat	2.838g	0.041g	13%
Vitamin B5	0.804mg	0.209mg	12%
Potassium	668mg	295mg	11%
Folate	109µg	68µg	10%
Copper	0.301mg	0.385mg	9%
Fats	5.86g	0.64g	8%
Manganese	0.96mg	1.148mg	8%
Carbs	20.7g	2.65g	6%
Magnesium	91mg	64mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.076mg	6%
Calories	131kcal	23kcal	5%
Vitamin E		0.8mg	5%
Vitamin C	21.8mg	18mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.16g	0.088g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.901g	0.389g	3%
Choline		11.4mg	2%
Zinc	0.93mg	0.81mg	1%
Phosphorus	66mg	56mg	1%
Sodium	26mg	4mg	1%
Selenium		0.3µg	1%
Protein	3.31g	3.15g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	396kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	435g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.73	12	N/A
Net carbs	6.6g	1.05g	N/A
Sugar		0.3g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.034mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.912mg	0.902mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.051mg	0.039mg	0%
Threonine	0.136mg	0.104mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.136mg	0.104mg	0%
Leucine	0.249mg	0.191mg	0%
Lysine	0.143mg	0.11mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.036mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.169mg	0.13mg	0%
Valine	0.165mg	0.127mg	0%
Histidine	0.066mg	0.051mg	0%
Fructose		0.02g	0%