Which has more calories, Basil or Spinach?

Basil and Spinach have the same amount of calories: 23 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Basil or Spinach?

Basil has more protein than Spinach: 3.15 g vs 2.86 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Basil or Spinach?

Basil has more fat than Spinach: 0.64 g vs 0.39 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Basil or Spinach?

Spinach has more carbohydrates than Basil: 3.63 g vs 2.65 g per 100 g.

Basil vs Spinach: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Basil has 23 kcal and Spinach has 23 kcal, so they are equal in calories.

Relative to calories, Basil is the better protein source (13.7 g vs 12.4 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.

Spinach

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Basil vs Spinach 100g Compare

per 100g	Basil	Spinach
Calories	23	23
Carbohydrates	2.65 g	3.63 g
Fat	0.64 g	0.39 g
Dietary fiber	1.6 g	2.2 g
Protein	3.15 g	2.86 g
Calcium	177 mg	99 mg
Iron	3.17 mg	2.71 mg
Magnessium	64 mg	79 mg
Potassium	295 mg	558 mg
Sodium	4 mg	79 mg
Zink	0.81 mg	0.53 mg
Vitaminium A	5275 IU	9377 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.034 mg	0.078 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.076 mg	0.189 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.902 mg	0.724 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.209 mg	0.065 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.155 mg	0.195 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	68 µg	194 µg
Vitaminium C	18 mg	28.1 mg
Vitaminium E	0.8 mg	2.03 mg
Vitaminium K	414.8 µg	482.9 µg
Beta karoten	3142 µg	5626 µg

Less Calories in Basil

At first glance, you can see that in basil is just a little less calories than in spinach.

Basil has 23 kcal per 100g and spinach 23 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 0%.

In basil and in spinach most calories came from protein.

See tables below to compare basil with spinach in details.

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Basil 100g

23kcal

Calories source

37% CARBS.
44% PROTEIN
20% FAT

Basil calories per:
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Spinach 100g

23kcal

Calories source

49% CARBS
39% PROTEIN
12% 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.