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Barley vs. Caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and caramel different?

  • Barley is higher than caramel in manganese, fiber, selenium, copper, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, magnesium, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Barley covers your daily need for manganese, 84% more than caramel.
  • Caramel has a higher glycemic index (65) than barley (28).

Barley, hulled and Candies, caramels 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
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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 12% 41% 19% 5.3% 6% 12% 49% 32% 1.4% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +682.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +111.2%
Contains more IronIron +2471.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +2666.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +529.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +131.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17563.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1994.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +318.2%

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
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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 1.3% 4% 9.2% 0% 26% 59% 2.8% 37% 13% 38% 4.5% 3% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +527.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3010.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +467.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +119.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Caramel DV% diff.
Manganese 1.943mg 0.011mg 84%
Fiber 17.3g 0g 69%
Selenium 37.7µg 1.8µg 65%
Copper 0.498mg 0.018mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.103mg 45%
Iron 3.6mg 0.14mg 43%
Magnesium 133mg 17mg 28%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 0.148mg 28%
Phosphorus 264mg 114mg 21%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.44mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.056mg 20%
Protein 12.48g 4.6g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 3.478g 16%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Calcium 33mg 138mg 11%
Sodium 12mg 245mg 10%
Fats 2.3g 8.1g 9%
Saturated fat 0.482g 2.476g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0.62mg 7%
Potassium 452mg 214mg 7%
Folate 19µg 4µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 1.542g 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.256mg 2%
Choline 8mg 1%
Calories 354kcal 382kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.46mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 12µg 1%
Carbs 73.48g 77g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 56.18g 77g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 65.5g N/A
Vitamin K 2.2µg 1.8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0.417mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0.205mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0.285mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0.115mg 0%

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
5% 8% 77% 9% 2%
Protein: 4.6 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 77 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +171.3%
Contains more OtherOther +27.8%
Contains more FatsFats +252.2%
~equal in Carbs ~77g
~equal in Water ~8.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
1
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
33% 21% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.476 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.478 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +422.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +213.9%

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. Caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167974/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.