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Barley vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and béchamel sauce different?

  • Barley has more manganese, fiber, selenium, copper, vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and zinc than béchamel sauce.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for barley is 83% higher.
  • Barley contains 173 times more fiber than béchamel sauce. While barley contains 17.3g of fiber, béchamel sauce contains only 0.1g.

Barley, hulled and Sauce, homemade, white, thin 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.
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 11% 38% 14% 7.9% 4.3% 11% 43% 43% 3.1% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +786.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +177.3%
Contains more IronIron +1614.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +3730.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +559.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +161.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7995.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1042.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +281.8%

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
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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 2.7% 24% 3.4% 18% 14% 42% 4.9% 20% 9.5% 38% 1.5% 6.8% 7.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +235.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1074.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1664%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +675.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Béchamel sauce DV% diff.
Manganese 1.943mg 0.024mg 83%
Fiber 17.3g 0.1g 69%
Selenium 37.7µg 3.3µg 63%
Copper 0.498mg 0.013mg 54%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.055mg 49%
Iron 3.6mg 0.21mg 42%
Magnesium 133mg 15mg 28%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 0.261mg 27%
Phosphorus 264mg 101mg 23%
Carbs 73.48g 7.4g 22%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.42mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.041mg 21%
Protein 12.48g 3.77g 17%
Sodium 12mg 328mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Calories 354kcal 105kcal 12%
Calcium 33mg 126mg 9%
Potassium 452mg 163mg 9%
Vitamin A 1µg 73µg 8%
Saturated fat 0.482g 2.152g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.184mg 8%
Fats 2.3g 6.73g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 2.67g 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 49IU 6%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Folate 19µg 9µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 1.586g 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.17mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0.339mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 7.3g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 4.78g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0.147mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.198mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0.259mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0.219mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0.089mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
4% 7% 7% 81%
Protein: 3.77 g
Fats: 6.73 g
Carbs: 7.4 g
Water: 80.66 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +231%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +893%
Contains more OtherOther +59.7%
Contains more FatsFats +192.6%
Contains more WaterWater +754.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
34% 42% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.586 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +805.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.1%

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

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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