Basil, dried leads 8–2 · 10 categories decided
Basil, dried: 100 g · Vanilla extract: 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, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Vanilla extract for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy233 kcal288 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN22.98 g0.06 g
- Carbohydrate47.75 g12.65 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN37.7 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN1.71 g12.65 g
- Total fat4.07 g0.06 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.16 g0.01 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better76 mg9 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN2630 mg148 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN2240 mg11 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN89.8 mg0.12 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN711 mg12 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.

