Basil
5 g of basil is 1 kcal and adds little to any of the eleven body systems PeakPie scores.
PER 5 G AS BOUGHT · 1 KCAL
The portion is what one serving of PeakPie's own recipes typically uses of this ingredient.
Not on the organ lists.Stocks, sauces, herbs, spices and sweeteners flavour a dish rather than feed you, so they are never offered as best ingredients, whatever they score.
What it feeds
The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.
What’s in 5 g
| NUTRIENT | AMOUNT | OF A DAY |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin K | 21mcg | 20% |
| Beta-carotene | 157mcg | 3% |
| Lutein/Zeaxanthin | 0.3mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 13 mcg RAE | 2% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.9mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 8.9mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 3.2mg | 1% |
| Folate (B9) | 3.4 mcg DFE | 1% |
| B6 | 0mg | 1% |
Watch out
- Saturated fat0g · <1% of the UK reference intake
- Sugars0g · <1% of the UK reference intake
- Salt0g · <1% of the UK reference intake
What may be claimed
Basil is a source of Calcium, Copper, Folate (B9), Iron, Magnesium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.
Calcium
- Calcium is needed for the maintenance of normal bones.
- Calcium contributes to normal muscle function.
- Calcium contributes to the normal function of digestive enzymes.
- Calcium contributes to normal blood clotting.
The mineral that gives bones and teeth their hardness — and that muscles, nerves, and blood clotting borrow moment to moment.
Copper
- Copper contributes to normal function of the immune system.
- Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
- Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.
A trace mineral that helps immune cells mature, moves iron around the body, and cross-links the collagen in connective tissue.
Folate (B9)
- Folate contributes to normal psychological function.
- Folate contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Folate contributes to normal blood formation.
- Folate contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
- Folate contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
The B vitamin behind DNA synthesis and cell division — every fast-renewing tissue, from blood to gut lining, leans on it.
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