Bay leaf leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Bay leaf comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bay leaf for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Pick Ginger root, raw for less saturated fat, more potassium and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN2.43 g2.28 g
- Carbohydrate23.95 g22.21 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN8.4 g2.5 g
- Total sugarsless is better—2.13 g
- Total fat2.67 g0.94 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.73 g0.25 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN7.35 mg16.25 mg
- Potassiummore is better169.01 mg518.75 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN266.45 mg20 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN13.74 mg0.75 mg
- Magnesiummore is better38.34 mg53.75 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN14.86 mg6.25 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.

