Bay leaf leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Bay leaf comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Allspice, ground for more potassium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Bay leaf for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2.32 g2.43 gWIN
- Carbohydrate27.42 g23.95 g
- Fibermore is better8.21 g8.4 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat3.3 g2.67 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.97 g0.73 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better29.28 mg7.35 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN396.96 mg169.01 mg
- Calciummore is better251.33 mg266.45 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better2.68 mg13.74 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN51.33 mg38.34 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN14.9 mg14.86 mg
- 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.

