Vegan - Vegetarian RecipesBasil, Sweet, Dry - Ingredients Descriptions and Photos
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Ingredients Descriptions and Photos
Basil, Sweet, Dry

Basil, Sweet, Dry
(Basil, Sweet, Dry)  Basil is an aromatic seasoning of the Mint family, but it does not have any minty flavor.  It is commonly used as a seasoning with tomatoes and in salad dressings.  We like it in our chili and other similarly flavored dishes.  See the nutritional chart below which is for ground dry basil leaves.

Spices, basil, ground

Scientific Name: Ocimum basilicum

NDB No: 02003

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams of
edible portion 		Sample
Count 		Std.
Error 		1 tbsp
-------
4.50 g 		1 tsp
-------
1.40 g
Proximates
Water
g
6.43
4
0.292
0.289
0.090
Energy
kcal
251
0
 
11.295
3.514
Energy
kj
1051
0
 
47.295
14.714
Protein
g
14.37
4
2.515
0.647
0.201
Total lipid (fat)
g
3.98
4
0.408
0.179
0.056
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
60.96
0
 
2.743
0.853
Fiber, total dietary
g
40.5
0
 
1.823
0.567
Ash
g
14.27
6
1.159
0.642
0.200
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
2113
6
98.208
95.085
29.582
Iron, Fe
mg
42.00
6
5.769
1.890
0.588
Magnesium, Mg
mg
422
5
12.000
18.990
5.908
Phosphorus, P
mg
490
4
26.771
22.050
6.860
Potassium, K
mg
3433
7
200.912
154.485
48.062
Sodium, Na
mg
34
8
4.641
1.530
0.476
Zinc, Zn
mg
5.82
5
0.573
0.262
0.081
Copper, Cu
mg
1.367
0
 
0.062
0.019
Manganese, Mn
mg
3.167
0
 
0.143
0.044
Selenium, Se
mcg
2.8
1
 
0.126
0.039
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
61.2
1
 
2.754
0.857
Thiamin
mg
0.148
1
 
0.007
0.002
Riboflavin
mg
0.316
1
 
0.014
0.004
Niacin
mg
6.948
1
 
0.313
0.097
Vitamin B-6
mg
1.210
0
 
0.054
0.017
Folate, total
mcg
274
0
 
12.330
3.836
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
 
0.000
0.000
Folate, food
mcg
274
0
 
12.330
3.836
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
274
0
 
12.330
3.836
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
 
0.000
0.000
Vitamin A, IU
IU
9375
1
 
421.875
131.250
Vitamin A, RE
mcg_RE
938
1
 
42.210
13.132
Vitamin E
mg_ATE
1.690
0
 
0.076
0.024
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.240
0
 
0.011
0.003
4:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
8:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
10:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
12:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
14:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
16:0
g
0.210
0
 
0.009
0.003
18:0
g
0.030
0
 
0.001
0.000
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.453
0
 
0.020
0.006
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.453
0
 
0.020
0.006
20:1
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
2.168
0
 
0.098
0.030
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.659
0
 
0.030
0.009
18:3 undifferentiated
g
1.509
0
 
0.068
0.021
18:4
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
22:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
22:6 n-3
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
 
0.000
0.000
Phytosterols
mg
106
0
 
4.770
1.484
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.221
0
 
0.010
0.003
Threonine
g
0.588
0
 
0.026
0.008
Isoleucine
g
0.588
0
 
0.026
0.008
Leucine
g
1.078
0
 
0.049
0.015
Lysine
g
0.618
0
 
0.028
0.009
Methionine
g
0.202
0
 
0.009
0.003
Cystine
g
0.159
0
 
0.007
0.002
Phenylalanine
g
0.733
0
 
0.033
0.010
Tyrosine
g
0.432
0
 
0.019
0.006
Valine
g
0.717
0
 
0.032
0.010
Arginine
g
0.662
0
 
0.030
0.009
Histidine
g
0.287
0
 
0.013
0.004
Alanine
g
0.747
0
 
0.034
0.010
Aspartic acid
g
1.696
0
 
0.076
0.024
Glutamic acid
g
1.565
0
 
0.070
0.022
Glycine
g
0.690
0
 
0.031
0.010
Proline
g
0.588
0
 
0.026
0.008
Serine
g
0.561
0
 
0.025
0.008

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 14 (July 2001)

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