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Barley vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between barley and English muffins

  • English muffins have less manganese, fiber, copper, vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and zinc than barley.
  • Barley covers your daily need for manganese, 69% more than English muffins.
  • Barley has 7 times more vitamin B6 than English muffins. While barley has 0.318mg of vitamin B6, English muffins have only 0.043mg.
  • Barley has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of English muffins is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Barley, hulled and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough).

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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
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 15% 16% 12% 33% 43% 19% 57% 61% 47% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +533.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +245%
Contains more IronIron +304.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +286%
Contains more ZincZinc +295.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +444.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.6%

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
7
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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 45% 36% 29% 27% 9.9% 5% 0% 28% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +256.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +85.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +194%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +639.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +58.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +94.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley English muffin DV% diff.
Selenium 37.7µg 69%
Manganese 1.943mg 0.357mg 69%
Fiber 17.3g 2.7g 58%
Copper 0.498mg 0.129mg 41%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.181mg 39%
Iron 3.6mg 0.89mg 34%
Magnesium 133mg 21mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.043mg 21%
Sodium 12mg 464mg 20%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 1.566mg 19%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.7mg 19%
Phosphorus 264mg 133mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.154mg 10%
Protein 12.48g 7.7g 10%
Carbs 73.48g 46g 9%
Potassium 452mg 131mg 9%
Calories 354kcal 235kcal 6%
Folate 19µg 37µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0.446mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Calcium 33mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0.888g 1%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0.259g 1%
Fats 2.3g 1.8g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 56.18g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 0.8g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.302g 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0.242mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.315mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0.553mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0.241mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.139mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0.379mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0.353mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0.17mg 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
8% 2% 46% 42% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 1.8 g
Carbs: 46 g
Water: 42.1 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.1%
Contains more FatsFats +27.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +59.7%
Contains more WaterWater +346%
~equal in Other ~2.4g

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
18% 21% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.259 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.888 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.302g

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. English muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173238/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.