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Apricot vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between apricots and barley

  • Apricots have more vitamin A; however, barley is higher in manganese, selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
  • Barley covers your daily manganese needs 81% more than apricots.
  • Barley contains 58 times less vitamin A than apricots. Apricots contain 1279IU of vitamin A, while barley contains 22IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Apricots, raw and Barley, hulled.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Barley
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 95% 9.9% 40% 135% 166% 76% 113% 1.6% 253% 206%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1230%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +153.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.5%
Contains more IronIron +823.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +538.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1285%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1047.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2423.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37600%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Barley
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.33% 11% 0% 162% 66% 86% 17% 73% 0% 5.5% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +56.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2053.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +612.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +667.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +488.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apricot Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.077mg 1.943mg 81%
Selenium 0.1µg 37.7µg 68%
Fiber 2g 17.3g 61%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.646mg 51%
Copper 0.078mg 0.498mg 47%
Iron 0.39mg 3.6mg 40%
Phosphorus 23mg 264mg 34%
Magnesium 10mg 133mg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 4.604mg 25%
Zinc 0.2mg 2.77mg 23%
Protein 1.4g 12.48g 22%
Carbs 11.12g 73.48g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.318mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.285mg 19%
Calories 48kcal 354kcal 15%
Vitamin A 96µg 1µg 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 1.108g 7%
Potassium 259mg 452mg 6%
Folate 9µg 19µg 3%
Fats 0.39g 2.3g 3%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.482g 2%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 0.57mg 2%
Calcium 13mg 33mg 2%
Choline 2.8mg 1%
Fructose 0.94g 1%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 2.2µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.282mg 1%
Net carbs 9.12g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 9.24g 0.8g N/A
Sodium 1mg 12mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.17g 0.295g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Barley
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12% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 12.48 g
Fats: 2.3 g
Carbs: 73.48 g
Water: 9.44 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +814.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +791.4%
Contains more FatsFats +489.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +560.8%
Contains more OtherOther +210.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Barley
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26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +73.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1339%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170283/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.