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Barley vs. Snickers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between barley and snickers

  • Barley has more fiber and iron; however, snickers is higher in calcium.
  • Barley covers your daily need for fiber, 62% more than snickers.
  • Barley has 5 times more iron than snickers. While barley has 3.6mg of iron, snickers has only 0.68mg.
  • Barley has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of snickers is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Barley, hulled and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER.

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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 0% 27% 0% 26% 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +429.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +172.7%

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
9
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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Snickers DV% diff.
Manganese 1.943mg 84%
Selenium 37.7µg 69%
Fiber 17.3g 1.9g 62%
Saturated fat 0.482g 12.703g 56%
Copper 0.498mg 55%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 54%
Phosphorus 264mg 38%
Iron 3.6mg 0.68mg 37%
Fats 2.3g 24.38g 34%
Magnesium 133mg 32%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 29%
Zinc 2.77mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 22%
Potassium 452mg 13%
Protein 12.48g 6.86g 11%
Sodium 12mg 189mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 7%
Calories 354kcal 488kcal 7%
Calcium 33mg 90mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 6%
Folate 19µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Carbs 73.48g 62.85g 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 60.95g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 46.54g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
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
7% 24% 63% 4%
Protein: 6.86 g
Fats: 24.38 g
Carbs: 62.85 g
Water: 4.47 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +81.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.9%
Contains more WaterWater +111.2%
Contains more OtherOther +59.7%
Contains more FatsFats +960%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
3
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.703 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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. Snickers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169663/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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