Basil, fresh leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Basil, fresh comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, fresh for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Lemongrass, raw for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN13.7 g1.84 g
- Carbohydrate11.52 g25.57 g
- Fibermore is better6.96 g—
- Total sugarsless is better1.3 g—
- Total fat2.78 g0.49 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.18 g0.12 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better17.39 mg6.06 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN1282.61 mg730.3 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN769.57 mg65.66 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN13.78 mg8.25 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN278.26 mg60.61 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN78.26 mg2.63 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.

