Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Tomato PasteVS Basil
Weight per 500 calories
Tomato Paste
610g
Basil
2174g
Tomato Paste has 3.6 times more energy per 100g than Basil. It has average energy density when compared to other foods. Fresh Basil having very low energy density.
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Tomato Paste or Basil?
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Tomato Paste or Basil?
Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Tomato Paste vs Basil:
500 calories of Tomato Paste have 1.5 times more Vitamin E than Basil.
While 500 kcal of Fresh Basil contain 12.4 times more Vitamin A, 2 times more Vitamin B1, 1.8 times more Vitamin B2, 5.2 times more Vitamin B5, 2.6 times more Vitamin B6, 20.2 times more Vitamin B9, 2.9 times more Vitamin C and 129.7 times more Vitamin K than Canned Tomato Paste.
Both Tomato Paste and Basil provide similar amounts of Vitamin B3 per 500 calories.
Both Canned Tomato Paste as well as Fresh Basil have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 calories.
Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Tomato Paste vs Basil:
500 calories of Tomato Paste have 5 times more Selenium and 4.1 times more Sodium than Basil.
While 500 kcal of Fresh Basil contain 17.5 times more Calcium, 3.8 times more Copper, 3.8 times more Iron, 5.4 times more Magnesium, 13.6 times more Manganese, 2.4 times more Phosphorus, 4.6 times more Zinc and 4.5 times more Water than Canned Tomato Paste.
Both Tomato Paste and Basil contain similar levels of Potassium per 500 calories.
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:
500 calories of Tomato Paste have 2 times more Carbohydrate, 11.4 times more Sugars and 82 times more Fructose than Basil.
While 500 kcal of Fresh Basil contain 4.9 times more Fat, 160.9 times more Omega 3, 1.4 times more Fiber and 2.6 times more Protein than Canned Tomato Paste.
Both Tomato Paste and Basil offer comparable quantities of Energy per 500 calories.
500 calories of Tomato Paste provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3
Both Canned Tomato Paste as well as Fresh Basil provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6 in 500 calories.