Barley vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are barley and baby food different?
- Barley is higher in fiber, selenium, and copper; however, baby food is richer in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, vitamin E, and phosphorus.
- Daily need coverage for iron for baby food is 549% higher.
- Barley contains 2 times more fiber than baby food. While barley contains 17.3g of fiber, baby food contains only 7.5g.
- Barley has a lower glycemic index (28) than baby food (56).
Barley, hulled and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified are the varieties used 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +33% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +49.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +15.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +45.6% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2121.2% |
| Contains more IronIron | +1219.4% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +48.5% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -75% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +68.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +46.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +545.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +277.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +853.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +654% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +280.9% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +126.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Iron | 3.6mg | 47.5mg | 549% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.604mg | 34.714mg | 188% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.285mg | 2.717mg | 187% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.646mg | 2.438mg | 149% |
| Manganese | 1.943mg | 84% | |
| Calcium | 33mg | 733mg | 70% |
| Fiber | 17.3g | 7.5g | 39% |
| Selenium | 37.7µg | 25.9µg | 21% |
| Vitamin E | 0.57mg | 3.68mg | 21% |
| Copper | 0.498mg | 0.334mg | 18% |
| Phosphorus | 264mg | 392mg | 18% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.282mg | 1.074mg | 16% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.318mg | 0.189mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 133mg | 100mg | 8% |
| Folate | 19µg | 43µg | 6% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.108g | 1.697g | 4% |
| Choline | 23.2mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 2.3mg | 3% |
| Fats | 2.3g | 4.4g | 3% |
| Zinc | 2.77mg | 2.4mg | 3% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.295g | 1.206g | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 2.2µg | 1.5µg | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.482g | 0.769g | 1% |
| Calories | 354kcal | 379kcal | 1% |
| Protein | 12.48g | 12.2g | 1% |
| Carbs | 73.48g | 73.4g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 56.18g | 65.9g | N/A |
| Potassium | 452mg | 437mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.8g | 0.87g | N/A |
| Sodium | 12mg | 3mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 1µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0.158mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.424mg | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.456mg | 0.477mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.848mg | 1.041mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.465mg | 0.404mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.24mg | 0.24mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.7mg | 0.672mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.612mg | 0.653mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.281mg | 0.286mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +40.9% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +91.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +43.5% |
~equal in
Protein
~12.2g
~equal in
Carbs
~73.4g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -37.3% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +308.8% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +53.2% |