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Barley vs. Vermicelli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and vermicelli different?

  • Barley is richer in vitamin B1, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, and selenium, while vermicelli is higher in copper.
  • Vermicelli covers your daily need for copper, 158% more than barley.

Barley, hulled and Vermicelli, made from soy types were used in this article.

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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
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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 1.4% 17% 0.26% 68% 639% 116% 8.6% 0.52% 0% 147%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14966.7%
Contains more IronIron +98.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1220%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +39.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +284.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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
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%
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% 0.67% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 9.5% 0% 97%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11.8%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +72.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Vermicelli DV% diff.
Copper 0.498mg 1.916mg 158%
Manganese 1.943mg 84%
Fiber 17.3g 3.9g 54%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 0mg 54%
Phosphorus 264mg 20mg 35%
Choline 177mg 32%
Magnesium 133mg 2mg 31%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 0mg 29%
Protein 12.48g 0.1g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 0mg 24%
Iron 3.6mg 1.81mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0mg 22%
Selenium 37.7µg 27µg 19%
Potassium 452mg 3mg 13%
Zinc 2.77mg 4.24mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 0.041g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 6%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Fats 2.3g 0.1g 3%
Carbs 73.48g 82.32g 3%
Saturated fat 0.482g 0.014g 2%
Calcium 33mg 55mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.013g 1%
Calories 354kcal 331kcal 1%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 3.8µg 1%
Net carbs 56.18g 78.42g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 17.44g N/A
Sodium 12mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.51mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 2µg 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
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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
82% 12% 6%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 82.32 g
Water: 11.9 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12380%
Contains more FatsFats +2200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12%
Contains more WaterWater +26.1%
Contains more OtherOther +142.6%

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
21% 19% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.014 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2169.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2602.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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. Vermicelli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169884/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.