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Tarragon vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between tarragon and basil

  • Basil has less iron, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, calcium, potassium, magnesium, folate, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
  • Tarragon covers your daily iron needs 364% more than basil.
  • Basil contains 18 times less vitamin B2 than tarragon. Tarragon contains 1.339mg of vitamin B2, while basil contains 0.076mg.
  • The glycemic index of basil is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, tarragon, dried 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 248% 342% 266% 1211% 226% 106% 134% 8.1% 1039% 24%
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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 +442.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +543.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +923.7%
Contains more IronIron +918.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +381.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +458.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +594%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1366.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%

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 167% 0% 70% 0% 63% 309% 168% 0% 556% 0% 0% 206%
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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 +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +638.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1661.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +892.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1454.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +302.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tarragon Basil DV% diff.
Iron 32.3mg 3.17mg 364%
Vitamin K 414.8µg 346%
Manganese 7.967mg 1.148mg 296%
Vitamin B6 2.41mg 0.155mg 173%
Vitamin B2 1.339mg 0.076mg 97%
Calcium 1139mg 177mg 96%
Potassium 3020mg 295mg 80%
Magnesium 347mg 64mg 67%
Folate 274µg 68µg 52%
Vitamin B3 8.95mg 0.902mg 50%
Protein 22.77g 3.15g 39%
Phosphorus 313mg 56mg 37%
Vitamin C 50mg 18mg 36%
Copper 0.677mg 0.385mg 32%
Zinc 3.9mg 0.81mg 28%
Fiber 7.4g 1.6g 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.698g 0.389g 22%
Vitamin B1 0.251mg 0.034mg 18%
Carbs 50.22g 2.65g 16%
Calories 295kcal 23kcal 14%
Fats 7.24g 0.64g 10%
Saturated fat 1.881g 0.041g 8%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.3µg 7%
Vitamin A 210µg 264µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 4%
Sodium 62mg 4mg 3%
Choline 11.4mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.474g 0.088g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 7.7g 14g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 130kcal 73kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 34g 435g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.2 12 N/A
Net carbs 42.82g 1.05g N/A
Sugar 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
23% 7% 50% 8% 12%
Protein: 22.77 g
Fats: 7.24 g
Carbs: 50.22 g
Water: 7.74 g
Other: 12.03 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 +622.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1031.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1795.1%
Contains more OtherOther +702%
Contains more WaterWater +1089.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 8% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.881 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.698 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 +438.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +850.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%

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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. Tarragon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170937/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.