Anise seed leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Anise seed comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Anise seed for less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Pick Poppy seed (spice) for more protein, more fiber, more calcium and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy337 kcal525 kcal
- Proteinmore is better17.6 g17.99 gWIN
- Carbohydrate50.02 g28.13 g
- Fibermore is better14.6 g19.5 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—2.99 g
- Total fat15.9 g41.56 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.59 g4.52 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN16 mg26 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN1441 mg719 mg
- Calciummore is better646 mg1438 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN36.96 mg9.76 mg
- Magnesiummore is better170 mg347 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN21 mg1 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.

