Basil, fresh leads 10–0 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Basil, fresh comes out ahead, winning 10 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, fresh for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN13.7 g6.23 g
- Carbohydrate11.52 g9.72 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN6.96 g6.67 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN1.3 g1.53 g
- Total fat2.78 g5.57 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.18 g0.36 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN17.39 mg1840 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN1282.61 mg253.33 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN769.57 mg105 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN13.78 mg2.68 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN278.26 mg80 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN78.26 mg0.5 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.

