Basil, dried leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Basil, dried comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, dried for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Wasabi root, raw for less sodium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN9.86 g4.4 g
- Carbohydrate20.49 g21.6 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN16.18 g7.16 g
- Total sugarsless is better0.73 g—
- Total fat1.75 g0.58 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.93 g—
- Sodiumless is better32.62 mg15.6 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN1128.76 mg521.1 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN961.37 mg117.43 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN38.54 mg0.94 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN305.15 mg63.3 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.34 mg38.44 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.

