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Barley vs. Distilled beverage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between barley and distilled beverage

  • Distilled beverage contains less manganese, fiber, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, and zinc than barley.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for barley is 84% higher.
  • Barley has a higher glycemic index than distilled beverage.

Food types used in this article are Barley, hulled and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 86 proof.

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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
9
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 0% 0% 0.18% 1.5% 7% 1.1% 1.7% 0.13% 2.3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22500%
Contains more IronIron +8900%
Contains more CopperCopper +2271.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +6825%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10694.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%

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
9
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% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 0.92% 0.24% 0% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +7025%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35315.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Distilled beverage DV% diff.
Manganese 1.943mg 0.018mg 84%
Selenium 37.7µg 0µg 69%
Fiber 17.3g 0g 69%
Copper 0.498mg 0.021mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.006mg 53%
Iron 3.6mg 0.04mg 45%
Phosphorus 264mg 4mg 37%
Magnesium 133mg 0mg 32%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 0.013mg 29%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.04mg 25%
Protein 12.48g 0g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.001mg 24%
Carbs 73.48g 0.1g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.004mg 22%
Potassium 452mg 2mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0mg 6%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Calories 354kcal 250kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0mg 4%
Fats 2.3g 0g 4%
Calcium 33mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0g 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 0g N/A
Sodium 12mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
3
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
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +73380%
Contains more WaterWater +576.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1465.2%

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. Distilled beverage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171919/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.