Spearmint, dried leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Spearmint, dried comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Anise seed for less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Pick Spearmint, dried for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.22 g6.99 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.84 g18.26 g
- Fibermore is better4.33 g10.46 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat4.72 g2.12 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.17 g0.55 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4.75 mg120.7 mg
- Potassiummore is better427.6 mg675.09 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better191.69 mg522.11 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better10.97 mg30.69 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better50.45 mg211.23 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN6.23 mg0 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.

