Basil, fresh leads 8–2 · 10 categories decided
Basil, fresh: 100 g · Red wine vinegar: 100 g.
The verdict
Basil, fresh comes out ahead, winning 8 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Basil, fresh for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Red wine vinegar for less sugar and less saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy23 kcal19 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.15 g0.04 g
- Carbohydrate2.65 g0.27 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN1.6 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better0.3 g0 gWIN
- Total fat0.64 g0 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.04 g0 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg8 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN295 mg39 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN177 mg6 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.17 mg0.45 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN64 mg4 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN18 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.

