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Basil Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 26

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 1g %0

Saturated Fat 0g %0

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg %0

Sodium 4mg %0

Total Carbohydrate 3g %0

Dietary Fiber 2g %5

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 3g

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Calcium 177.0mg %13

Iron 3.2mg %17

Potassium 295mg %7

Phosphorus 56.0mg %5

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in basil

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Vitamin B12 0.0µg %0

Choline, total 11.4mg %2

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.0mg %3

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.2mg %4

Vitamin E 0.8mg %5

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 0.9mg %6

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.1mg %6

Vitamin B6 0.2mg %12

Vitamin C 18.0mg %20

Vitamin A 5275.0IU %176

Vitamin K 414.8µg %346

Minerals in basil

Sodium 4.0mg %0

Selenium 0.3µg %1

Phosphorus 56.0mg %6

Zinc 0.8mg %6

Potassium 295.0mg %8

Calcium 177.0mg %14

Magnesium 64.0mg %15

Iron 3.2mg %18

Copper 0.4mg %43

Manganese 1.1mg %50

Amino Acids in basil

Methionine 0.0g %5

Lysine 0.1g %5

Valine 0.1g %7

Leucine 0.2g %7

Histidine 0.1g %7

Isoleucine 0.1g %7

Tyrosine 0.1g %8

Cystine 0.0g %9

Threonine 0.1g %9

Tryptophan 0.0g %13

Phenylalanine 0.1g %14

Fatty Acids in basil

DHA 0.00g %0

EPA 0.00g %0

DPA 0.00g %0

Omega-3 0.00g %0

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of basil is 66.7/100 which makes it a excellent quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Basil has an incomplete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Lysine 45 37
Valine 39 42
Leucine 59 64
Histidine 15 17
Isoleucine 30 35
Threonine 23 35
Tryptophan 6 13
Met+Cys 22 21
Phe+Tyr 30 69

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in basil is 4.3 which makes it a medium P:E food.

4.3
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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of basil is 0.2 which makes it a low energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in basil as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for basil is 63/100 (excellent).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

nutrient density score

63%
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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for basil

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 N/A <4
Zinc:Copper 2.10 <12
Potassium:Sodium 73.75 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 2.77 <2
Iron:Copper 8.31 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 3.16 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 74%

74%
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This food is insulinogenic with low insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

42% of insulinogenic calories

42%
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