Vegetable vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are vegetable and basil different?

Vegetable is richer in fiber, while basil is higher in vitamin K, copper, manganese, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, folate, and magnesium.
Basil covers your daily need for vitamin K, 326% more than vegetable.
Vegetable contains 3 times more fiber than basil. Vegetable contains 4.4g of fiber, while basil contains 1.6g.

Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Basil, fresh types were used 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.

Vegetable

Basil

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+190.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+608%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+74.6%
Contains more IronIron	+286.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+363.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+65.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+202.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~56mg

~equal in Selenium ~0.3µg

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.

Vegetable

Basil

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+108.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+462.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+23.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+38.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+109.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1665.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+257.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.902mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	23.5µg	414.8µg	326%
Copper	0.083mg	0.385mg	34%
Manganese	0.379mg	1.148mg	33%
Iron	0.82mg	3.17mg	29%
Vitamin C	3.2mg	18mg	16%
Calcium	25mg	177mg	15%
Folate	19µg	68µg	12%
Fiber	4.4g	1.6g	11%
Magnesium	22mg	64mg	10%
Vitamin A	214µg	264µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.155mg	6%
Potassium	169mg	295mg	4%
Carbs	13.09g	2.65g	3%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.81mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.8mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.034mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.076mg	3%
Calories	65kcal	23kcal	2%
Choline	24.1mg	11.4mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.072g	0.389g	2%
Protein	2.86g	3.15g	1%
Fats	0.15g	0.64g	1%
Phosphorus	51mg	56mg	1%
Sodium	35mg	4mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.151mg	0.209mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.4g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	227kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	154g	435g	N/A
Net carbs	8.69g	1.05g	N/A
Sugar	3.12g	0.3g	N/A
Selenium	0.3µg	0.3µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.851mg	0.902mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.031g	0.041g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.01g	0.088g	0%
Tryptophan	0.029mg	0.039mg	0%
Threonine	0.115mg	0.104mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.139mg	0.104mg	0%
Leucine	0.19mg	0.191mg	0%
Lysine	0.17mg	0.11mg	0%
Methionine	0.034mg	0.036mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.12mg	0.13mg	0%
Valine	0.149mg	0.127mg	0%
Histidine	0.073mg	0.051mg	0%
Fructose		0.02g	0%