Basil, dried leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Basil, dried: 100 g · Fennel seed: 100 g.
The verdict
Basil, dried comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, dried for more protein, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Fennel seed for more fiber, less saturated fat and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy233 kcal345 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN22.98 g15.8 g
- Carbohydrate47.75 g52.29 g
- Fibermore is better37.7 g39.8 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better1.71 g—
- Total fat4.07 g14.87 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.16 g0.48 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN76 mg88 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN2630 mg1694 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN2240 mg1196 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN89.8 mg18.54 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN711 mg385 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.8 mg21 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.

