Basil, dried leads 8–1 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Basil, dried comes out ahead, winning 8 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, dried for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Mace, ground for more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy233 kcal475 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN22.98 g6.71 g
- Carbohydrate47.75 g50.5 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN37.7 g20.2 g
- Total sugarsless is better1.71 g—
- Total fat4.07 g32.38 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN2.16 g9.51 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN76 mg80 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN2630 mg463 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN2240 mg252 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN89.8 mg13.9 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN711 mg163 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.

