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.
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.
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
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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
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -92.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +145.1% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +906.4% |