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Barley vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between barley and table salt

  • Table salt contains less manganese, fiber, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B3 than barley.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1685% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in barley is lower.
  • Table salt has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of table salt is 0, while the glycemic index of barley is 28.

The food types used in this comparison are Barley, hulled and Salt, table.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5550%
Contains more IronIron +990.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1560%
Contains more ZincZinc +2670%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1843%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37600%

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 0% 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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 12mg 38758mg 1685%
Manganese 1.943mg 0.1mg 80%
Fiber 17.3g 0g 69%
Selenium 37.7µg 0.1µg 68%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0mg 54%
Copper 0.498mg 0.03mg 52%
Iron 3.6mg 0.33mg 41%
Phosphorus 264mg 0mg 38%
Magnesium 133mg 1mg 31%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 0mg 29%
Protein 12.48g 0g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0mg 24%
Carbs 73.48g 0g 24%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.1mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0mg 22%
Calories 354kcal 0kcal 18%
Potassium 452mg 8mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0mg 6%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0mg 4%
Fats 2.3g 0g 4%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0g 1%
Calcium 33mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +4620%
Contains more OtherOther +4239.1%

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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/nutrients

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

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