Basil, dried leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Basil, dried comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, dried for more fiber, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Chervil, dried for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy233 kcal237 kcal
- Proteinmore is better22.98 g23.2 gWIN
- Carbohydrate47.75 g49.1 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN37.7 g11.3 g
- Total sugarsless is better1.71 g—
- Total fat4.07 g3.9 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.16 g0.17 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN76 mg83 mg
- Potassiummore is better2630 mg4740 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN2240 mg1346 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN89.8 mg31.95 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN711 mg130 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.8 mg50 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.

