Basil, dried leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Basil, dried comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, dried for more protein, more fiber, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Tarragon, dried for less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy233 kcal295 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN22.98 g22.77 g
- Carbohydrate47.75 g50.22 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN37.7 g7.4 g
- Total sugarsless is better1.71 g—
- Total fat4.07 g7.24 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.16 g1.88 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better76 mg62 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better2630 mg3020 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN2240 mg1139 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN89.8 mg32.3 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN711 mg347 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.8 mg50 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.

