Basil, dried leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Basil, dried: 100 g · Ginger root, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Basil, dried comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, dried for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Ginger root, raw for less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy233 kcal80 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN22.98 g1.82 g
- Carbohydrate47.75 g17.77 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN37.7 g2 g
- Total sugarsless is better1.71 g1.7 gWIN
- Total fat4.07 g0.75 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.16 g0.2 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better76 mg13 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN2630 mg415 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN2240 mg16 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN89.8 mg0.6 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN711 mg43 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.8 mg5 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.

