Basil, fresh leads 8–1 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Basil, fresh comes out ahead, winning 8 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Allspice, ground for more fiber.
Pick Basil, fresh for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2.32 g13.7 gWIN
- Carbohydrate27.42 g11.52 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN8.21 g6.96 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.3 g
- Total fat3.3 g2.78 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.97 g0.18 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better29.28 mg17.39 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better396.96 mg1282.61 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better251.33 mg769.57 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better2.68 mg13.78 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better51.33 mg278.26 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better14.9 mg78.26 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

