Smoked paprika leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Bay leaf: 100 g · Smoked paprika: 100 g.
The verdict
Smoked paprika comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bay leaf for less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Pick Smoked paprika for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy313 kcal282 kcal
- Proteinmore is better7.61 g14.14 gWIN
- Carbohydrate74.97 g53.99 g
- Fibermore is better26.3 g34.9 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—10.34 g
- Total fat8.36 g12.89 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.28 g2.14 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN23 mg68 mg
- Potassiummore is better529 mg2280 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN834 mg229 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN43 mg21.14 mg
- Magnesiummore is better120 mg178 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN46.5 mg0.9 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.

