Basil, fresh
13-804
Added by Public Health England
Nutrition
Macronutrients
- Energy (kcal)
- 40kcal
- Energy (kJ)
- 169kJ
- Protein
- 3.1g
- Fat
- 0.8g
- Saturated fatty acids
- Significant
- Monounsaturated fatty acids
- Significant
- Polyunsaturated fatty acids
- Significant
- Carbohydrate
- 5.1g
- Total sugars
- Significant
- Fibre (AOAC)
- Significant
Minerals
- Salt
- 0.02g
- Sodium
- 9mg
- Potassium
- 300mg
- Calcium
- 250mg
- Magnesium
- 11mg
- Phosphorus
- 37mg
- Iron
- 5.5mg
- Copper
- Significant
- Zinc
- 0.7mg
- Chloride
- Significant
- Manganese
- Significant
- Selenium
- Significant
- Iodine
- Significant
Vitamins
- Carotene
- 3950µg
- Retinol equivalent
- 660µg
- Vitamin D
- 0µg
- Vitamin E
- Significant
- Thiamin
- 0.08mg
- Riboflavin
- 0.31mg
- Niacin
- 1.1mg
- Vitamin B6
- Significant
- Vitamin B12
- 0µg
- Folate
- Significant
- Vitamin C
- 26mg
Note
Where a nutrient is present in significant quantities, but there is no reliable information on the amount, the value is represented as “Significant”.
Description
6 samples and literature sources
References
Reviewed 2013. LGC, Fruit and Vegetables, 1989-1990; Polacchi et al. (1982) Food composition tables for the near east; and Wu Leung et al. (1972) Food composition table for use in East Asia