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Barley vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between barley and sweet and sour

  • Sweet and sour contains less fiber, selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, and zinc than barley.
  • Daily need coverage for fiber for barley is 69% higher.
  • Sweet and sour has 94 times less selenium than barley. Barley has 37.7µg of selenium, while sweet, and sour has 0.4µg.
  • Sweet and sour has a higher glycemic index than barley.

Food types used in this article are Barley, hulled and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1562.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +230%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +356.6%
Contains more IronIron +1614.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +530.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +2977.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3671.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +155.3%
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
Barley
8
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1245.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2362%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +203.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1000%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Fiber 17.3g 0.1g 69%
Selenium 37.7µg 0.4µg 68%
Manganese 1.943mg 0.761mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.048mg 50%
Copper 0.498mg 0.079mg 47%
Iron 3.6mg 0.21mg 42%
Phosphorus 264mg 7mg 37%
Magnesium 133mg 8mg 30%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 0.187mg 28%
Protein 12.48g 0.27g 24%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.09mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.053mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.019mg 20%
Sodium 12mg 371mg 16%
Carbs 73.48g 38.22g 12%
Calories 354kcal 150kcal 10%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Potassium 452mg 99mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0.093mg 4%
Fats 2.3g 0.02g 4%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.01mg 4%
Folate 19µg 8µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0g 2%
Calcium 33mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0.2µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0g 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 18.75g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Choline 2.4mg 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
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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4522.2%
Contains more FatsFats +11400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +92.3%
Contains more OtherOther +88.5%
Contains more WaterWater +538.5%

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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.