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Barley vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between barley and green beans?

  • Barley is higher in manganese, selenium, fiber, copper, vitamin B1, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B3, yet green beans are higher in vitamin K.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for manganese is 72% more.
  • Barley has 189 times more selenium than green beans. While barley has 37.7µg of selenium, green beans have only 0.2µg.

We used Barley, hulled and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
Barley
Barley
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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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +638.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +209.6%
Contains more IronIron +453.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +773.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1008%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +810.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +581.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%

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.
Barley
Barley
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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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +773%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +193.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +649.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +281.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +467.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2077.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +73.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Green beans DV% diff.
Manganese 1.943mg 0.285mg 72%
Selenium 37.7µg 0.2µg 68%
Fiber 17.3g 3.2g 56%
Copper 0.498mg 0.057mg 49%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.074mg 48%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 47.9µg 38%
Iron 3.6mg 0.65mg 37%
Phosphorus 264mg 29mg 34%
Magnesium 133mg 18mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 0.614mg 25%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.25mg 23%
Carbs 73.48g 7.88g 22%
Protein 12.48g 1.89g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.056mg 20%
Calories 354kcal 35kcal 16%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.097mg 14%
Vitamin C 0mg 9.7mg 11%
Potassium 452mg 146mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0.145g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0.074mg 4%
Folate 19µg 33µg 4%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Fats 2.3g 0.28g 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 32µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0.064g 2%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.46mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 44mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.011g 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 3.63g N/A
Sodium 12mg 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0.035mg 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
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +560.3%
Contains more FatsFats +721.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +832.5%
Contains more OtherOther +215.1%
Contains more WaterWater +845.1%

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
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2581.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +664.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.7%

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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.