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Arugula vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between arugula and barley

  • Arugula has more vitamin K and vitamin A; however, barley is higher in manganese, selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Arugula covers your daily need for vitamin K, 89% more than barley.
  • Arugula has 108 times more vitamin A than barley. While arugula has 2373IU of vitamin A, barley has only 22IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Arugula, 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 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
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 more CalciumCalcium +384.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +183%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.5%
Contains more IronIron +146.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +555.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +489.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +407.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +505.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12466.7%

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 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
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 +11800%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4836.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +410.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1368.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +231.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1409.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +335.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Barley DV% diff.
Vitamin K 108.6µg 2.2µg 89%
Manganese 0.321mg 1.943mg 71%
Selenium 0.3µg 37.7µg 68%
Fiber 1.6g 17.3g 63%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.646mg 50%
Copper 0.076mg 0.498mg 47%
Phosphorus 52mg 264mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 4.604mg 27%
Iron 1.46mg 3.6mg 27%
Carbs 3.65g 73.48g 23%
Zinc 0.47mg 2.77mg 21%
Folate 97µg 19µg 20%
Magnesium 47mg 133mg 20%
Protein 2.58g 12.48g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.318mg 19%
Vitamin C 15mg 0mg 17%
Calories 25kcal 354kcal 16%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.285mg 15%
Calcium 160mg 33mg 13%
Vitamin A 119µg 1µg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 1.108g 5%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.282mg 3%
Fats 0.66g 2.3g 3%
Saturated fat 0.086g 0.482g 2%
Potassium 369mg 452mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.295g 1%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.57mg 1%
Sodium 27mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 2.05g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 0.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 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 +871.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +383.7%
Contains more FatsFats +248.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1913.2%
Contains more OtherOther +64.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 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 -82.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +502%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +247.3%

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. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/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.