Basil, dried leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Basil, dried: 100 g · Lemongrass, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Basil, dried comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, dried for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Lemongrass, raw for less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy233 kcal99 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN22.98 g1.82 g
- Carbohydrate47.75 g25.31 g
- Fibermore is better37.7 g—
- Total sugarsless is better1.71 g—
- Total fat4.07 g0.49 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.16 g0.12 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better76 mg6 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN2630 mg723 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN2240 mg65 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN89.8 mg8.17 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN711 mg60 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.8 mg2.6 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.

