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Barley vs. Chicken soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between barley and chicken soup?

  • Chicken soup has less fiber, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3 than barley.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for fiber is 69% higher.
  • Barley has 33 times more magnesium than chicken soup. Barley has 133mg of magnesium, while chicken soup has 4mg.
  • Barley has a lower glycemic index than chicken soup.

We used Barley, hulled and Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared types in this comparison.

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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
10
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 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +330.5%
Contains more IronIron +1614.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +822.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1878.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +877.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1613.6%

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
8
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 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1745.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +235.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +190.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +421.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1000%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Chicken soup DV% diff.
Manganese 1.943mg 84%
Fiber 17.3g 0g 69%
Selenium 37.7µg 2.2µg 65%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.035mg 51%
Copper 0.498mg 0.054mg 49%
Iron 3.6mg 0.21mg 42%
Phosphorus 264mg 27mg 34%
Magnesium 133mg 4mg 31%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.14mg 24%
Carbs 73.48g 3.53g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.061mg 20%
Protein 12.48g 2.52g 20%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 1.584mg 19%
Calories 354kcal 36kcal 16%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.085mg 15%
Potassium 452mg 105mg 10%
Sodium 12mg 143mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0.213g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 6%
Folate 19µg 5µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.03mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 3mg 3%
Fats 2.3g 1.2g 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0.2µg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.582g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0.321g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 56.18g 3.53g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 1.58g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 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
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
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +395.2%
Contains more FatsFats +91.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1981.6%
Contains more OtherOther +283.3%
Contains more WaterWater +876.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
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
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +420.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +97.3%

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. Chicken soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/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.