Fresh basil
as eaten · per 100 g: 23 kcal · 3.1 g protein · 1.6 g fiber
satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale
Why this score
a satiety boosterExceptional fullness per calorie — but at only 23 kcal per 100 g, it can't fill you up on its own. Its power is making a meal bigger and more filling at almost no calorie cost; pair it with protein.
Three routes to fullness — one is enough
What pulls it down
Nothing here converges the way engineered food does — no sugar, no savoury and no alcohol penalty.
Per
- Calories
- 23
- Protein
- (44%)
- 3 g
- Fat
- (20%)
- 1 g
- Carbohydrates
- (37%)
- 3 g
- of which sugar
- <1 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 4 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
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Recipes with fresh basil
- 33Baked feta pasta649 kcal · 25 g protein per serving
- 19Basil pesto174 kcal · 3 g protein per serving
- 40Caprese salad265 kcal · 12 g protein per serving
- 17Bruschetta166 kcal · 4 g protein per serving
- 22Homemade pizza505 kcal · 25 g protein per serving
- 33Cottage cheese crust pizza534 kcal · 38 g protein per serving
Per 100 g. Source: usda-sr-legacy #172232 — listed by USDA as “Basil, fresh”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.