Barley flour vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between barley flour and lettuce

Barley flour has more selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, fiber, copper, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, while lettuce has more vitamin A and vitamin K.
Lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 148% more than barley flour.
Barley flour contains 63 times more selenium than lettuce. While barley flour contains 37.7µg of selenium, lettuce contains only 0.6µg.
Lettuce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lettuce is 32, while the glycemic index of barley flour is 70.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Barley flour or meal and Lettuce, green leaf, raw.

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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

Lettuce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+638.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.3%
Contains more IronIron	+211.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1082.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1011.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+920.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+313.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+6183.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+12.5%

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

Lettuce

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+159.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+428.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1571.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+340%
Contains more CholineCholine	+177.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+5640.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+375%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.134mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	2.2µg	126.3µg	103%
Selenium	37.7µg	0.6µg	67%
Vitamin A	0µg	370µg	41%
Phosphorus	296mg	29mg	38%
Vitamin B3	6.269mg	0.375mg	37%
Fiber	10.1g	1.3g	35%
Copper	0.343mg	0.029mg	35%
Manganese	1.034mg	0.25mg	34%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.07mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.396mg	0.09mg	24%
Carbs	74.52g	2.87g	24%
Iron	2.68mg	0.86mg	23%
Magnesium	96mg	13mg	20%
Protein	10.5g	1.36g	18%
Calories	345kcal	15kcal	17%
Zinc	2mg	0.18mg	17%
Vitamin C	0mg	9.2mg	10%
Folate	8µg	38µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.771g	0.082g	5%
Choline	37.8mg	13.6mg	4%
Potassium	309mg	194mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.114mg	0.08mg	3%
Fats	1.6g	0.15g	2%
Vitamin E	0.57mg	0.22mg	2%
Sodium	4mg	28mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.335g	0.02g	1%
Fructose		0.43g	1%
Net carbs	64.42g	1.57g	N/A
Calcium	32mg	36mg	0%
Sugar	0.8g	0.78g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.145mg	0.134mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.205g	0.006g	0%
Tryptophan	0.175mg	0.009mg	0%
Threonine	0.356mg	0.059mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.383mg	0.084mg	0%
Leucine	0.713mg	0.079mg	0%
Lysine	0.391mg	0.084mg	0%
Methionine	0.202mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.589mg	0.055mg	0%
Valine	0.515mg	0.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.236mg	0.022mg	0%