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Basil, dried
Basil, dried5
VS
Basil, fresh
Basil, fresh5

Dead heat · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 5 of 10 match-ups.

Pick Basil, dried for more fiber, less sugar, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Basil, fresh for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    9.86 g
    13.7 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    20.49 g
    11.52 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN16.18 g
    6.96 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.73 g
    1.3 g
  • Total fat
    1.75 g
    2.78 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.93 g
    0.18 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    32.62 mg
    17.39 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    1128.76 mg
    1282.61 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN961.37 mg
    769.57 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN38.54 mg
    13.78 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN305.15 mg
    278.26 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0.34 mg
    78.26 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.

Basil, dried vs Basil, fresh · Foodatron