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Barley vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and currants different?

  • Barley is richer in manganese, selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B3, while currants are higher in vitamin C.
  • Barley covers your daily need for manganese, 76% more than currants.
  • Barley contains 63 times more selenium than currants. Barley contains 37.7µg of selenium, while currants contain 0.6µg.

Barley, hulled and Currants, red, and white, raw 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
8
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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +923.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.4%
Contains more IronIron +260%
Contains more CopperCopper +365.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1104.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +944.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6183.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +470%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1515%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +470%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4504%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +340.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +354.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Currant DV% diff.
Manganese 1.943mg 0.186mg 76%
Selenium 37.7µg 0.6µg 67%
Fiber 17.3g 4.3g 52%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.04mg 51%
Vitamin C 0mg 41mg 46%
Copper 0.498mg 0.107mg 43%
Iron 3.6mg 1mg 33%
Phosphorus 264mg 44mg 31%
Magnesium 133mg 13mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 0.1mg 28%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.23mg 23%
Protein 12.48g 1.4g 22%
Carbs 73.48g 13.8g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.07mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.05mg 18%
Calories 354kcal 56kcal 15%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 11µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0.088g 7%
Potassium 452mg 275mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0.064mg 4%
Fats 2.3g 0.2g 3%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.1mg 3%
Folate 19µg 8µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0.017g 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.028g 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 9.5g N/A
Calcium 33mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 0.8g 7.37g N/A
Sodium 12mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 2µg 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
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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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +791.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1050%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +432.5%
Contains more OtherOther +253.8%
Contains more WaterWater +789.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
2
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +953.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1159.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.5%

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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.