Which has more calories, Basil or Parsley?

Parsley has more calories than Basil: 36 kcal vs 23 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Basil or Parsley?

Basil has more protein than Parsley: 3.15 g vs 2.97 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Basil or Parsley?

Parsley has more fat than Basil: 0.8 g vs 0.64 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Basil or Parsley?

Parsley has more carbohydrates than Basil: 6.33 g vs 2.65 g per 100 g.

Basil vs Parsley: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Basil has 23 kcal and Parsley has 36 kcal, so Basil has 36% fewer calories.

Parsley has more fiber (3.3 g vs 1.6 g). Parsley has more carbohydrates (6.33 g vs 2.65 g). Relative to calories, Basil is the better protein source (13.7 g vs 8.25 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Basil - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Basil

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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Parsley

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Basil vs Parsley 100g Compare

per 100g	Basil	Parsley
Calories	23	36
Carbohydrates	2.65 g	6.33 g
Fat	0.64 g	0.8 g
Dietary fiber	1.6 g	3.3 g
Protein	3.15 g	2.97 g
Calcium	177 mg	138 mg
Iron	3.17 mg	6.2 mg
Magnessium	64 mg	50 mg
Potassium	295 mg	554 mg
Sodium	4 mg	56 mg
Zink	0.81 mg	1.07 mg
Vitaminium A	5275 IU	8424 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.034 mg	0.086 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.076 mg	0.098 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.902 mg	1.313 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.209 mg	0.4 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.155 mg	0.09 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	68 µg	152 µg
Vitaminium C	18 mg	133 mg
Vitaminium E	0.8 mg	0.75 mg
Vitaminium K	414.8 µg	1640 µg
Beta karoten	3142 µg	5054 µg

Less Calories in Basil

At first glance, you can see that in basil is much less calories than in parsley.

Basil has 23 kcal per 100g and parsley 36 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 57%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in basil comes from protein and in parsley from carbs.

See tables below to compare basil with parsley in details.

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Basil 100g

23kcal

Calories source

37% CARBS.
44% PROTEIN
20% FAT

Basil calories per:
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Parsley 100g

36kcal

Calories source

57% CARBS
27% PROTEIN
16% FAT

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.