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Barley vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between barley and tuna salad

  • Barley has more manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, iron, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B6; however, tuna salad has more vitamin B12.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for manganese is 83% more.
  • Barley is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Barley, hulled and Fish, tuna salad.

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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
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 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.9%
Contains more IronIron +260%
Contains more CopperCopper +243.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +394.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4757.5%
~equal in Selenium ~41.2µg

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
6
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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1983.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +307.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +292.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.26mg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Tuna salad DV% diff.
Manganese 1.943mg 0.04mg 83%
Fiber 17.3g 0g 69%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0.031mg 51%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.2µg 50%
Copper 0.498mg 0.145mg 39%
Iron 3.6mg 1mg 33%
Magnesium 133mg 19mg 27%
Carbs 73.48g 9.41g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 4.122g 20%
Zinc 2.77mg 0.56mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0.081mg 18%
Sodium 12mg 402mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0.07mg 17%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 6.7mg 13%
Phosphorus 264mg 178mg 12%
Fats 2.3g 9.26g 11%
Calories 354kcal 187kcal 8%
Potassium 452mg 178mg 8%
Protein 12.48g 16.04g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 2.887g 6%
Selenium 37.7µg 41.2µg 6%
Saturated fat 0.482g 1.544g 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 13mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Folate 19µg 8µg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 24µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Calcium 33mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Net carbs 56.18g 9.41g N/A
Sugar 0.8g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 0.26mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0.626mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0.467mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.055g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
Barley
2
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
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +680.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.5%
Contains more FatsFats +302.6%
Contains more WaterWater +569.1%
~equal in Other ~2.13g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
Barley
1
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
18% 34% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.544 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +878.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +272%

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. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/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.