Barley flour vs. Chow mein — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between barley flour and chow mein

Barley flour has more fiber, vitamin B6, copper, and phosphorus, while chow mein has more iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin E.
Chow mein covers your daily need for sodium, 51% more than barley flour.
Barley flour contains 4 times more vitamin B6 than chow mein. While barley flour contains 0.396mg of vitamin B6, chow mein contains only 0.11mg.
The amount of sodium in barley flour is lower.
Chow mein has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chow mein is 47, while the glycemic index of barley flour is 70.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Barley flour or meal and Noodles, chinese, chow mein.

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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.

Barley flour

Chow mein

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+84.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+157.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+105.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+83.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more IronIron	+76.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.1%

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.

Barley flour

Chow mein

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+260%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+57.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+334.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+303.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+56.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+269.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+267.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1225%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.95mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	4mg	1174mg	51%
Manganese	1.034mg		45%
Fiber	10.1g	3.7g	26%
Iron	2.68mg	4.73mg	26%
Folate	8µg	106µg	25%
Vitamin B2	0.114mg	0.421mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.396mg	0.11mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	0.205g	8.929g	22%
Fats	1.6g	15.43g	21%
Copper	0.343mg	0.167mg	20%
Phosphorus	296mg	161mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.771g	3.571g	19%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.578mg	17%
Vitamin E	0.57mg	2.3mg	12%
Magnesium	96mg	52mg	10%
Selenium	37.7µg	43µg	10%
Saturated fat	0.335g	2.229g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.145mg	0.533mg	8%
Calories	345kcal	475kcal	7%
Potassium	309mg	120mg	6%
Protein	10.5g	8.11g	5%
Zinc	2mg	1.4mg	5%
Choline	37.8mg	8.7mg	5%
Vitamin B3	6.269mg	5.95mg	2%
Calcium	32mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	1.4µg	1%
Carbs	74.52g	72.8g	1%
Net carbs	64.42g	69.1g	N/A
Sugar	0.8g	5.71g	N/A
Trans fat		0.8g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.175mg		0%
Threonine	0.356mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.383mg		0%
Leucine	0.713mg		0%
Lysine	0.391mg		0%
Methionine	0.202mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.589mg		0%
Valine	0.515mg		0%
Histidine	0.236mg		0%