Basil, dried leads 8–1 · 9 categories decided
Basil, dried: 100 g · Spearmint, dried: 100 g.
The verdict
Basil, dried comes out ahead, winning 8 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, dried for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Spearmint, dried for less saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy233 kcal285 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN22.98 g19.93 g
- Carbohydrate47.75 g52.04 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN37.7 g29.8 g
- Total sugarsless is better1.71 g—
- Total fat4.07 g6.03 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.16 g1.58 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN76 mg344 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN2630 mg1924 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN2240 mg1488 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN89.8 mg87.47 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN711 mg602 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN0.8 mg0 mg
- 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.

