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Barley vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between barley and puff pastry

  • Puff pastry has less fiber, manganese, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Barley covers your daily fiber needs 63% more than puff pastry.
  • Puff pastry contains 17 times less vitamin B6 than barley. Barley contains 0.318mg of vitamin B6, while puff pastry contains 0.019mg.
  • Barley has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of puff pastry is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Barley, hulled and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked.

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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% 3% 5.5% 98% 38% 15% 26% 33% 65% 134%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +731.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +230%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +629%
Contains more IronIron +38.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +333%
Contains more ZincZinc +413%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +340%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +292.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +53.9%

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
Barley
5
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% 0% 11% 0% 81% 60% 71% 0% 4.4% 0% 41% 41% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1573.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +640.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +189.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.55mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.258mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Puff pastry DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 22.228g 141%
Manganese 1.943mg 0.495mg 63%
Fiber 17.3g 1.5g 63%
Fats 2.3g 38.5g 56%
Copper 0.498mg 0.115mg 43%
Phosphorus 264mg 60mg 29%
Magnesium 133mg 16mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.323mg 27%
Selenium 37.7µg 24.5µg 24%
Saturated fat 0.482g 5.502g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.019mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 8.828g 21%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.54mg 20%
Iron 3.6mg 2.6mg 13%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 16.3µg 12%
Potassium 452mg 62mg 11%
Protein 12.48g 7.4g 10%
Calories 354kcal 558kcal 10%
Sodium 12mg 253mg 10%
Carbs 73.48g 45.7g 9%
Folate 19µg 55µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 3.8mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.258mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 10mg 2%
Choline 6.2mg 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 44.2g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 0.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.55mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0.198mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.275mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0.144mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0.367mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0.312mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0.158mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
Barley
4
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
7% 39% 46% 7%
Protein: 7.4 g
Fats: 38.5 g
Carbs: 45.7 g
Water: 7.4 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +68.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.8%
Contains more WaterWater +27.6%
Contains more OtherOther +130%
Contains more FatsFats +1573.9%

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
15% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.502 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.828 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 22.228 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2892.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1906.1%

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. Puff pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172738/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.