Basil, dried leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Basil, dried comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, dried for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Sage, ground for more fiber, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on sugar.
Head-to-head
- Energy233 kcal315 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN22.98 g10.63 g
- Carbohydrate47.75 g60.73 g
- Fibermore is better37.7 g40.3 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better1.71 g1.71 g
- Total fat4.07 g12.75 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN2.16 g7.03 g
- Sodiumless is better76 mg11 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN2630 mg1070 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN2240 mg1652 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN89.8 mg28.12 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN711 mg428 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.8 mg32.4 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.

