Anise seed leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Anise seed comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Anise seed for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Pumpkin pie spice for more calcium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on fiber.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN5.22 g1.68 g
- Carbohydrate14.84 g20.26 g
- Fibermore is better4.33 g4.33 g
- Total sugarsless is better—2.27 g
- Total fat4.72 g3.68 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.17 g1.91 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4.75 mg15.2 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN427.6 mg193.86 mg
- Calciummore is better191.69 mg199.42 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN10.97 mg5.76 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN50.45 mg39.77 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better6.23 mg6.84 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.

