Basil, dried leads 8–2 · 10 categories decided
Basil, dried: 100 g · Poppy seed (spice): 100 g.
The verdict
Basil, dried comes out ahead, winning 8 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, dried for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Poppy seed (spice) for less sodium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy233 kcal525 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN22.98 g17.99 g
- Carbohydrate47.75 g28.13 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN37.7 g19.5 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN1.71 g2.99 g
- Total fat4.07 g41.56 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN2.16 g4.52 g
- Sodiumless is better76 mg26 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN2630 mg719 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN2240 mg1438 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN89.8 mg9.76 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN711 mg347 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.8 mg1 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.

