Fresh Basil

part of: Basil

Covers various forms of fresh basil plants and leaves used as culinary herbs.

Farmed
photograph to come — from twenty years of markets, farms and kitchens

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 22kcal
Protein 2.6g
Carbs 0.2g
Fat 0.5g
Fibre 3.3g Sugar 0g
Mass Distribution

5 leaves is about 2.5 g.

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈0.5kg
Freshwater ≈130L
Land ≈0.4m²

≈ Estimated — worked out from a category-typical value further up its supply chain. Where this comes from →

Where it comes from

Made from
Basil, leaves

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

FSANZ + USDA

How it was calculated

Analysed

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Where to next

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