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Barley vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between barley and horse meat

  • Barley has more manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, selenium, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B2; however, horse meat is higher in vitamin B12 and iron.
  • Horse meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 132% more than barley.
  • The glycemic index of barley is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Barley, hulled and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted.

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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
7
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 18% 2.4% 33% 189% 57% 104% 106% 7.2% 2.9% 74%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +432%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +312.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +191.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8731.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +179.3%
Contains more IronIron +39.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

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
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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 25% 28% 91% 0% 76% 395% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +546%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.84mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.33mg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Horse meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.16µg 132%
Manganese 1.943mg 0.022mg 84%
Fiber 17.3g 0g 69%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.1mg 46%
Selenium 37.7µg 13.5µg 44%
Copper 0.498mg 0.171mg 36%
Protein 12.48g 28.14g 31%
Magnesium 133mg 25mg 26%
Carbs 73.48g 0g 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Iron 3.6mg 5.03mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.12mg 13%
Zinc 2.77mg 3.82mg 10%
Calories 354kcal 175kcal 9%
Fats 2.3g 6.05g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.482g 1.9g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 2.12g 5%
Folate 19µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Sodium 12mg 55mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0.85g 2%
Potassium 452mg 379mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Phosphorus 264mg 247mg 2%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 4.84mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.33mg 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.8g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 1.081mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
2
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
28% 6% 64% 2%
Protein: 28.14 g
Fats: 6.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.98 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +25.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +125.5%
Contains more FatsFats +163%
Contains more WaterWater +577.8%

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
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.85 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +618.6%

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. Horse meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175087/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.