Spices and herbs

Basil, fresh

Per 100 g

Calories: 23 kcal
Protein: 3.2 g
Fiber: 1.6 g
Fat: 0.64 g

High fat 20% of its calories come from fat. Our scale

All nutrients

Per 100 g of basil, fresh. % Daily Value is for an adult, US FDA values.

Macronutrients

Nutrient	Per 100 g	% DV
Carbohydrates	2.7 g	1%
Protein	3.2 g	6%
Fat	0.64 g	1%
Water	92 g

Carbohydrates

Nutrient	Per 100 g	% DV
Fiber	1.6 g	6%
Sugars	0.3 g

Essential amino acids

Nutrient	Per 100 g
Histidine	0.05 g
Isoleucine	0.1 g
Leucine	0.19 g
Lysine	0.11 g
Methionine	0.04 g
Phenylalanine	0.13 g
Threonine	0.1 g
Tryptophan	0.04 g
Valine	0.13 g

Fats

Nutrient	Per 100 g	% DV
Saturated fat	0.04 g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.09 g
Polyunsaturated fat	0.39 g
Omega 3	0.32 g
Omega 6	0.07 g
Trans fat	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg	0%

Vitamins

Nutrient	Per 100 g	% DV
Vitamin A (RAE)	264 µg	29%
Vitamin C	18 mg	20%
Vitamin D	0 µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.8 mg	5%
Vitamin K1	415 µg	346%
Thiamin (B1)	0.03 mg	3%
Riboflavin (B2)	0.08 mg	6%
Niacin (B3)	0.9 mg	6%
Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.21 mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.16 mg	9%
Folate (DFE)	68 µg	17%
Vitamin B12	0 µg	0%

Minerals

Nutrient	Per 100 g	% DV
Calcium	177 mg	14%
Iron	3.2 mg	18%
Magnesium	64 mg	15%
Phosphorus	56 mg	4%
Potassium	295 mg	6%
Sodium	4 mg	0%
Zinc	0.81 mg	7%
Copper	0.39 mg	43%
Manganese	1.1 mg	50%
Selenium	0.3 µg	1%

Linked nutrients open a table that ranks plant foods by that nutrient.

Portion weights

Portion	Weight	Calories
5 leaves	2.5 g	0.57 kcal
2 tbsp, chopped	5.3 g	1.2 kcal
0.25 cup leaves, whole	6 g	1.4 kcal

How we label fat

Our own scale, stricter than official labels: a food with less than 10% of its calories from fat is labelled Low fat, 10% to under 20% Medium fat, 20% or more High fat. The label describes how the food's calories are made up; official US and UK labels use other limits.