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Barley vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between barley and garden cress?

  • Barley is higher in selenium, fiber, manganese, vitamin B1, copper, iron, and phosphorus, yet garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 450% more.
  • Barley has 42 times more selenium than garden cress. While barley has 37.7µg of selenium, garden cress has only 0.9µg.

We used Barley, hulled and Cress, garden, raw types 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
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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more IronIron +176.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +192.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1104.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +247.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +251.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4088.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +145.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.1%

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.
Barley
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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +707.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +360.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +34500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +24531.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.26mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.2µg 541.9µg 450%
Vitamin C 0mg 69mg 77%
Selenium 37.7µg 0.9µg 67%
Fiber 17.3g 1.1g 65%
Manganese 1.943mg 0.553mg 60%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.08mg 47%
Vitamin A 1µg 346µg 38%
Copper 0.498mg 0.17mg 36%
Iron 3.6mg 1.3mg 29%
Phosphorus 264mg 76mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 1mg 23%
Carbs 73.48g 5.5g 23%
Magnesium 133mg 38mg 23%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.23mg 23%
Protein 12.48g 2.6g 20%
Calories 354kcal 32kcal 16%
Folate 19µg 80µg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0.228g 6%
Potassium 452mg 606mg 5%
Calcium 33mg 81mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.247mg 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0.023g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.26mg 2%
Fats 2.3g 0.7g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0.242mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.7mg 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 4.4g N/A
Sodium 12mg 14mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.239g 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
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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% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +380%
Contains more FatsFats +228.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1236%
Contains more OtherOther +27.8%
Contains more WaterWater +847%

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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +386%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%

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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.