Basil, dried leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Basil, dried comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, dried for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Black pepper, ground for less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy233 kcal251 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN22.98 g10.39 g
- Carbohydrate47.75 g63.95 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN37.7 g25.3 g
- Total sugarsless is better1.71 g0.64 gWIN
- Total fat4.07 g3.26 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.16 g1.39 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better76 mg20 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN2630 mg1329 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN2240 mg443 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN89.8 mg9.71 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN711 mg171 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN0.8 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.

