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Barley vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between barley and Chinese cabbage

  • Barley has more manganese, selenium, fiber, copper, vitamin B1, iron, and phosphorus; however, Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K.
  • Chinese cabbage covers your daily vitamin A needs 89% more than barley.
  • Chinese cabbage has 75 times less selenium than barley. Barley has 37.7µg of selenium, while Chinese cabbage has 0.5µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Barley, hulled and Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), 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
Barley
9
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 14% 32% 22% 30% 7% 5.2% 16% 8.5% 21% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +79.4%
Contains more IronIron +350%
Contains more CopperCopper +2271.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1357.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +613.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1122%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7440%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +218.2%

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
6
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 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1515%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +307.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +820.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +220.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +22200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1968.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +247.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Manganese 1.943mg 0.159mg 78%
Selenium 37.7µg 0.5µg 68%
Fiber 17.3g 1g 65%
Copper 0.498mg 0.021mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.04mg 51%
Vitamin C 0mg 45mg 50%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 45.5µg 36%
Iron 3.6mg 0.8mg 35%
Phosphorus 264mg 37mg 32%
Magnesium 133mg 19mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 0.5mg 26%
Vitamin A 1µg 223µg 25%
Carbs 73.48g 2.18g 24%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.19mg 23%
Protein 12.48g 1.5g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.07mg 17%
Calories 354kcal 13kcal 17%
Folate 19µg 66µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.194mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0.096g 7%
Calcium 33mg 105mg 7%
Potassium 452mg 252mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0.088mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.09mg 3%
Fats 2.3g 0.2g 3%
Sodium 12mg 65mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0.027g 2%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.015g 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 1.18g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 1.18g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0.026mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
Barley
4
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% 95%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.18 g
Water: 95.32 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +732%
Contains more FatsFats +1050%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3270.6%
Contains more OtherOther +187.5%
Contains more WaterWater +909.7%

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
20% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.096 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1866.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1054.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.4%

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. Chinese cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170390/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.