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Barley flour vs. Dandelion greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between barley flour and dandelion greens?

  • Barley flour is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, manganese, fiber, and copper, yet dandelion greens are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E.
  • Dandelion greens' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 647% more.
  • Barley flour has 75 times more selenium than dandelion greens. While barley flour has 37.7µg of selenium, dandelion greens have only 0.5µg.

We used Barley flour or meal and Dandelion greens, raw types in this article.

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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 69% 9.6% 27% 101% 114% 55% 127% 0.52% 135% 206%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 56% 35% 116% 57% 11% 28% 9.9% 45% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +100.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +387.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +348.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +202.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7440%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +484.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.5%
Contains more IronIron +15.7%

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 0% 0% 11% 0% 93% 26% 118% 8.7% 91% 0% 5.5% 6% 21%
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 117% 169% 69% 0% 48% 60% 15% 5% 58% 0% 1946% 20% 19%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +677.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +503.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +35281.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +237.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~35.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley flour Dandelion greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.2µg 778.4µg 647%
Selenium 37.7µg 0.5µg 68%
Vitamin A 0µg 508µg 56%
Vitamin C 0mg 35mg 39%
Vitamin B3 6.269mg 0.806mg 34%
Phosphorus 296mg 66mg 33%
Manganese 1.034mg 0.342mg 30%
Fiber 10.1g 3.5g 26%
Carbs 74.52g 9.2g 22%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 3.44mg 19%
Copper 0.343mg 0.171mg 19%
Protein 10.5g 2.7g 16%
Calcium 32mg 187mg 16%
Calories 345kcal 45kcal 15%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.19mg 15%
Zinc 2mg 0.41mg 14%
Magnesium 96mg 36mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.26mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.251mg 11%
Iron 2.68mg 3.1mg 5%
Folate 8µg 27µg 5%
Sodium 4mg 76mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.771g 0.306g 3%
Potassium 309mg 397mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.084mg 1%
Fats 1.6g 0.7g 1%
Saturated fat 0.335g 0.17g 1%
Net carbs 64.42g 5.7g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 0.71g N/A
Choline 37.8mg 35.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.205g 0.014g 0%
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 75% 12%
Protein: 10.5 g
Fats: 1.6 g
Carbs: 74.52 g
Water: 12.11 g
Other: 1.27 g
3% 9% 86% 2%
Protein: 2.7 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 9.2 g
Water: 85.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +288.9%
Contains more FatsFats +128.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +710%
Contains more WaterWater +606.9%
Contains more OtherOther +41.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.335 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.205 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.771 g
35% 3% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.306 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1364.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +152%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.3%

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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. Barley flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169739/nutrients
  2. Dandelion greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169226/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.