Basil, fresh leads 8–2 · 10 categories decided
Basil, fresh: 100 g · Ginger root, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Basil, fresh comes out ahead, winning 8 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, fresh for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Ginger root, raw for more fiber and more potassium.
Head-to-head
- Energy23 kcal80 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.15 g1.82 g
- Carbohydrate2.65 g17.77 g
- Fibermore is better1.6 g2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.3 g1.7 g
- Total fat0.64 g0.75 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.04 g0.2 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg13 mg
- Potassiummore is better295 mg415 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN177 mg16 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.17 mg0.6 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN64 mg43 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN18 mg5 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.

