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 protein, more fiber, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Chives, freeze-dried for less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy233 kcal311 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN22.98 g21.2 g
- Carbohydrate47.75 g64.29 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN37.7 g26.2 g
- Total sugarsless is better1.71 g—
- Total fat4.07 g3.5 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.16 g0.59 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better76 mg70 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better2630 mg2960 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN2240 mg813 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN89.8 mg20 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN711 mg640 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.8 mg660 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.

