Barley vs. Cardamom — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between barley and cardamom
- Barley has more vitamin B1 and vitamin B3; however, cardamom is richer in manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, calcium, vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium.
- Cardamom covers your daily manganese needs 1133% more than barley.
- Cardamom has 4 times less vitamin B3 than barley. Barley has 4.604mg of vitamin B3, while cardamom has 1.102mg.
- Barley has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of barley is 28, while the glycemic index of cardamom is 0.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Barley, hulled and Spices, cardamom.
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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.
Contains more CopperCopper | +30% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +48.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -33.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +72.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1060.6% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +147.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +288.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +169.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1341.1% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +226.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +56.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +317.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +38.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 1.943mg | 28mg | 1133% |
Iron | 3.6mg | 13.97mg | 130% |
Selenium | 37.7µg | 69% | |
Zinc | 2.77mg | 7.47mg | 43% |
Fiber | 17.3g | 28g | 43% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.646mg | 0.198mg | 37% |
Calcium | 33mg | 383mg | 35% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 21mg | 23% |
Magnesium | 133mg | 229mg | 23% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.604mg | 1.102mg | 22% |
Potassium | 452mg | 1119mg | 20% |
Copper | 0.498mg | 0.383mg | 13% |
Phosphorus | 264mg | 178mg | 12% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.285mg | 0.182mg | 8% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.318mg | 0.23mg | 7% |
Fats | 2.3g | 6.7g | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.282mg | 6% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.108g | 0.43g | 5% |
Folate | 19µg | 5% | |
Vitamin E | 0.57mg | 4% | |
Protein | 12.48g | 10.76g | 3% |
Vitamin K | 2.2µg | 2% | |
Calories | 354kcal | 311kcal | 2% |
Carbs | 73.48g | 68.47g | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.482g | 0.68g | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.295g | 0.87g | 1% |
Net carbs | 56.18g | 40.47g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.8g | N/A | |
Sodium | 12mg | 18mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
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% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +16% |
Contains more WaterWater | +14% |
Contains more FatsFats | +191.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +151.7% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -29.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +157.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +194.9% |