Barley vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are barley and cucumber different?
- Barley has more manganese, selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, and zinc than cucumber.
- Daily need coverage for manganese for barley is 81% higher.
- Barley contains 126 times more selenium than cucumber. While barley contains 37.7µg of selenium, cucumber contains only 0.3µg.
Barley, hulled and Cucumber, with peel, raw are the varieties 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +923.1% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +106.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +207.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +1185.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +1114.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1285% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1000% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2359.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +12466.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -83.3% |
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 EVitamin E | +1800% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +2292.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +763.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +4598% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +695% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +171.4% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +400% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +645.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Manganese | 1.943mg | 0.079mg | 81% |
Selenium | 37.7µg | 0.3µg | 68% |
Fiber | 17.3g | 0.5g | 67% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.646mg | 0.027mg | 52% |
Copper | 0.498mg | 0.041mg | 51% |
Iron | 3.6mg | 0.28mg | 42% |
Phosphorus | 264mg | 24mg | 34% |
Magnesium | 133mg | 13mg | 29% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.604mg | 0.098mg | 28% |
Protein | 12.48g | 0.65g | 24% |
Carbs | 73.48g | 3.63g | 23% |
Zinc | 2.77mg | 0.2mg | 23% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.318mg | 0.04mg | 21% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.285mg | 0.033mg | 19% |
Calories | 354kcal | 15kcal | 17% |
Vitamin K | 2.2µg | 16.4µg | 12% |
Potassium | 452mg | 147mg | 9% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.108g | 0.032g | 7% |
Vitamin E | 0.57mg | 0.03mg | 4% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 2.8mg | 3% |
Folate | 19µg | 7µg | 3% |
Fats | 2.3g | 0.11g | 3% |
Calcium | 33mg | 16mg | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.482g | 0.037g | 2% |
Fructose | 0.87g | 1% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.295g | 0.005g | 1% |
Choline | 6mg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 56.18g | 3.13g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.8g | 1.67g | N/A |
Starch | 0.83g | 0% | |
Sodium | 12mg | 2mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 5µg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.282mg | 0.259mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0.005mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.424mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.456mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.848mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.465mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.24mg | 0.006mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.7mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.612mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.281mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +1820% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1990.9% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1924.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +505.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +908.8% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +5800% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +3362.5% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -92.3% |