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Barley vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and ice cream different?

  • Barley has more manganese, fiber, selenium, copper, vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, and phosphorus than ice cream.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for barley is 84% higher.
  • Barley contains 40 times more iron than ice cream. While barley contains 3.6mg of iron, ice cream contains only 0.09mg.
  • Barley has less saturated fat.
  • Barley has a lower glycemic index (28) than ice cream (62).

Barley, hulled and Ice creams, vanilla 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.
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 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +127.1%
Contains more IronIron +3900%
Contains more CopperCopper +2065.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +301.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +151.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24187.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1994.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +287.9%

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 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +90%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1475.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3869%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +562.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +633.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +106%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Ice cream DV% diff.
Manganese 1.943mg 0.008mg 84%
Fiber 17.3g 0.7g 66%
Selenium 37.7µg 1.8µg 65%
Copper 0.498mg 0.023mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.041mg 50%
Iron 3.6mg 0.09mg 44%
Saturated fat 0.482g 6.79g 29%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 0.116mg 28%
Magnesium 133mg 14mg 28%
Phosphorus 264mg 105mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.048mg 21%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.69mg 19%
Protein 12.48g 3.5g 18%
Carbs 73.48g 23.6g 17%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.39µg 16%
Cholesterol 0mg 44mg 15%
Fats 2.3g 11g 13%
Vitamin A 1µg 118µg 13%
Calcium 33mg 128mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 2.969g 7%
Calories 354kcal 207kcal 7%
Potassium 452mg 199mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0.581mg 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0.452g 4%
Folate 19µg 5µg 4%
Sodium 12mg 80mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.24mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 22.9g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 21.22g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A

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
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +256.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +211.4%
Contains more OtherOther +155.6%
Contains more FatsFats +378.3%
Contains more WaterWater +546.2%

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
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +145.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +906.4%

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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.