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Barley vs. Baker's yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and baker's yeast different?

  • Barley is richer in manganese, selenium, copper, and fiber, while baker's yeast is higher in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Baker's yeast covers your daily need for folate, 192% more than barley.
  • Barley contains 10 times more manganese than baker's yeast. Barley contains 1.943mg of manganese, while baker's yeast contains 0.2mg.

Barley, hulled and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed types were 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.
Barley
Barley
6
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 5.7% 53% 122% 49% 272% 144% 3.9% 26% 44%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +232.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +73.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +236.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +871.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +365.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33%
Contains more ZincZinc +259.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
~equal in Iron ~3.25mg

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
Barley
3
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%
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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 470% 261% 231% 294% 99% 1.3% 0% 589% 17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +191%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +296.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +167.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1637.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4031.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Baker's yeast DV% diff.
Folate 19µg 785µg 192%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 1.88mg 103%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 4.9mg 92%
Manganese 1.943mg 0.2mg 76%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 1.13mg 65%
Zinc 2.77mg 9.97mg 65%
Selenium 37.7µg 8.1µg 54%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 12.3mg 48%
Copper 0.498mg 0.148mg 39%
Fiber 17.3g 8.1g 37%
Magnesium 133mg 40mg 22%
Carbs 73.48g 18.1g 18%
Calories 354kcal 105kcal 12%
Phosphorus 264mg 336mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.43mg 9%
Protein 12.48g 8.4g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0.004g 7%
Choline 32mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0mg 4%
Iron 3.6mg 3.25mg 4%
Potassium 452mg 601mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 1.047g 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0µg 2%
Fats 2.3g 1.9g 1%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0.243g 1%
Sodium 12mg 30mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 56.18g 10g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.106mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0.435mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.476mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0.668mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0.69mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.166mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0.407mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0.512mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0.217mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
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
8% 2% 18% 69% 3%
Protein: 8.4 g
Fats: 1.9 g
Carbs: 18.1 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 2.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +48.6%
Contains more FatsFats +21.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +306%
Contains more WaterWater +630.9%
Contains more OtherOther +13%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
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
19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.243 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.047 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27600%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +254.9%

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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170283/nutrients
  2. Baker's yeast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175042/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.