Bay leaf leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Bay leaf comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bay leaf for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Ginger root, raw for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy313 kcal80 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN7.61 g1.82 g
- Carbohydrate74.97 g17.77 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN26.3 g2 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.7 g
- Total fat8.36 g0.75 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.28 g0.2 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better23 mg13 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN529 mg415 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN834 mg16 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN43 mg0.6 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN120 mg43 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN46.5 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.

