Bay leaf leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
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 magnesium.
Pick Parsley, fresh for less saturated fat, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy313 kcal36 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN7.61 g2.97 g
- Carbohydrate74.97 g6.33 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN26.3 g3.3 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.85 g
- Total fat8.36 g0.79 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.28 g0.13 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN23 mg56 mg
- Potassiummore is better529 mg554 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN834 mg138 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN43 mg6.2 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN120 mg50 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better46.5 mg133 mgWIN
- 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.

