Bay leaf leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided · 1 tie
Balsamic vinegar: 100 g · Bay leaf: 100 g.
The verdict
Bay leaf comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Balsamic vinegar for less saturated fat.
Pick Bay leaf for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy88 kcal313 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.49 g7.61 gWIN
- Carbohydrate17.03 g74.97 g
- Fibermore is better—26.3 g
- Total sugarsless is better14.95 g—
- Total fat0 g8.36 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0 g2.28 g
- Sodiumless is better23 mg23 mg
- Potassiummore is better112 mg529 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better27 mg834 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.72 mg43 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better12 mg120 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg46.5 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.

