Basil, dried leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Basil, dried comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, dried for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Cardamom, ground for less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN9.86 g3.46 g
- Carbohydrate20.49 g22.02 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN16.18 g9 g
- Total sugarsless is better0.73 g—
- Total fat1.75 g2.15 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.93 g0.22 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better32.62 mg5.79 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN1128.76 mg359.81 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN961.37 mg123.15 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN38.54 mg4.49 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN305.15 mg73.63 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.34 mg6.75 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.

