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Barley vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and potato salad different?

  • Barley is higher than potato salad in manganese, fiber, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
  • Barley covers your daily need for manganese, 80% more than potato salad.
  • Barley contains 13 times more fiber than potato salad. Barley contains 17.3g of fiber, while potato salad contains 1.3g.
  • Potato salad has a higher glycemic index (45) than barley (28).

Barley, hulled and Potato salad, home-prepared types were 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
Barley
10
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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +786.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +73.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78%
Contains more IronIron +453.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +322%
Contains more ZincZinc +793.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +407.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1823.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +819.5%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +739%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +417.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Potato salad DV% diff.
Manganese 1.943mg 0.101mg 80%
Fiber 17.3g 1.3g 64%
Selenium 37.7µg 4.1µg 61%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.077mg 47%
Copper 0.498mg 0.118mg 42%
Iron 3.6mg 0.65mg 37%
Phosphorus 264mg 52mg 30%
Magnesium 133mg 15mg 28%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 0.89mg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.31mg 22%
Sodium 12mg 529mg 22%
Carbs 73.48g 11.17g 21%
Protein 12.48g 2.68g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 3.737g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.06mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.141mg 14%
Calories 354kcal 143kcal 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 10mg 11%
Fats 2.3g 8.2g 9%
Potassium 452mg 254mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 2.48g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0.534mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.482g 1.429g 4%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Folate 19µg 7µg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 32µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Calcium 33mg 19mg 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 0.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0.062mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +365.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +557.8%
Contains more OtherOther +17.9%
Contains more FatsFats +256.5%
Contains more WaterWater +705.1%

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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +740.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +237.3%

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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.