Basil, dried leads 8–1 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
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
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN9.86 g6.99 g
- Carbohydrate20.49 g18.26 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN16.18 g10.46 g
- Total sugarsless is better0.73 g—
- Total fat1.75 g2.12 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.93 g0.55 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN32.62 mg120.7 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN1128.76 mg675.09 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN961.37 mg522.11 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN38.54 mg30.69 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN305.15 mg211.23 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN0.34 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.

