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Barley vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and caper different?

  • Barley is higher than caper in manganese, selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B3, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Caper covers your daily need for sodium, 102% more than barley.
  • Barley contains 36 times more vitamin B1 than caper. Barley contains 0.646mg of vitamin B1, while caper contains 0.018mg.
  • Barley is lower in sodium.

Barley, hulled and Capers, canned 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
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%
Caper
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 12% 3.5% 63% 125% 8.7% 4.3% 306% 10% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +303%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1030%
Contains more IronIron +115.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +765.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2540%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2391%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3041.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +21.2%

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
5
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%
Caper
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 14% 2.3% 18% 0% 4.5% 32% 12% 1.6% 5.3% 0% 62% 17% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3488.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +606.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +944.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1282.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +54.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1018.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Caper DV% diff.
Sodium 12mg 2348mg 102%
Manganese 1.943mg 0.078mg 81%
Selenium 37.7µg 1.2µg 66%
Fiber 17.3g 3.2g 56%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.018mg 52%
Phosphorus 264mg 10mg 36%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 0.652mg 25%
Magnesium 133mg 33mg 24%
Iron 3.6mg 1.67mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.023mg 23%
Carbs 73.48g 4.89g 23%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.32mg 22%
Protein 12.48g 2.36g 20%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 24.6µg 19%
Calories 354kcal 23kcal 17%
Copper 0.498mg 0.374mg 14%
Potassium 452mg 40mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.139mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0.304g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0.027mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.3mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.88mg 2%
Fats 2.3g 0.86g 2%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.063g 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0.233g 1%
Folate 19µg 23µg 1%
Calcium 33mg 40mg 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 0.41g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
3
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
Caper
2
2% 5% 84% 8%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 4.89 g
Water: 83.85 g
Other: 8.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +428.8%
Contains more FatsFats +167.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1402.7%
Contains more WaterWater +788.2%
Contains more OtherOther +249.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
2
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
Caper
1
39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.233 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.063 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.304 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +368.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +264.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.7%

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. Caper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172238/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.