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Barley vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between barley and salsa

  • Salsa has less selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for selenium is 68% more.
  • Barley has 16 times more zinc than salsa. Barley has 2.77mg of zinc, while salsa has 0.17mg.
  • Barley is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Barley, hulled and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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
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%
Salsa
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +731.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.4%
Contains more IronIron +60.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +418.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1529.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +780%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9325%

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%
Salsa
2
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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1192%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +850%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +326.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +113.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~19µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Salsa DV% diff.
Manganese 1.943mg 84%
Selenium 37.7µg 0.4µg 68%
Fiber 17.3g 1.4g 64%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.05mg 50%
Copper 0.498mg 0.096mg 45%
Phosphorus 264mg 30mg 33%
Magnesium 133mg 16mg 28%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.17mg 24%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 1.08mg 22%
Carbs 73.48g 7g 22%
Protein 12.48g 1.5g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.03mg 20%
Sodium 12mg 430mg 18%
Iron 3.6mg 2.24mg 17%
Calories 354kcal 36kcal 16%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.149mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0.107g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 6%
Potassium 452mg 270mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Fats 2.3g 0.2g 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 28µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0.029g 2%
Calcium 33mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.016g 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 0.8g N/A
Folate 19µg 19µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Salsa
1
7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +732%
Contains more FatsFats +1050%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +949.7%
Contains more OtherOther +43.8%
Contains more WaterWater +850.2%

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
Salsa
1
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1743.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +935.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94%

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

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.