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Barley vs. Adzuki bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and adzuki bean different?

  • Barley is richer in selenium and vitamin B3, while adzuki bean is higher in folate, copper, phosphorus, fiber, manganese, potassium, zinc, and iron.
  • Adzuki bean covers your daily need for folate, 26% more than barley.
  • Barley contains 7 times more selenium than adzuki bean. Barley contains 8.6µg of selenium, while adzuki bean contains 1.2µg.

Barley, pearled, cooked and Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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 16% 3.3% 8.2% 50% 35% 22% 23% 0.39% 34% 47%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 8.4% 47% 75% 99% 48% 72% 1% 75% 6.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +616.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +154.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +472%
Contains more IronIron +50.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +183.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +115.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +211.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +121.2%

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
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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% 0.2% 0% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12% 7.3%
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% 29% 15% 13% 26% 22% 0% 0% 91% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +187.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +218.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +656.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.064mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Adzuki bean DV% diff.
Folate 16µg 121µg 26%
Copper 0.105mg 0.298mg 21%
Phosphorus 54mg 168mg 16%
Manganese 0.259mg 0.573mg 14%
Fiber 3.8g 7.3g 14%
Potassium 93mg 532mg 13%
Selenium 8.6µg 1.2µg 13%
Protein 2.26g 7.52g 11%
Zinc 0.82mg 1.77mg 9%
Vitamin B3 2.063mg 0.717mg 8%
Iron 1.33mg 2mg 8%
Magnesium 22mg 52mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.43mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.083mg 0.115mg 3%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Calcium 11mg 28mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.214g 0.021g 1%
Carbs 28.22g 24.77g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.115mg 0.096mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.1g 1%
Calories 123kcal 128kcal 0%
Net carbs 24.42g 17.47g N/A
Sugar 0.28g N/A
Sodium 3mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.062mg 0.064mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.093g 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.057g 0.009g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.077mg 0.255mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.083mg 0.3mg 0%
Leucine 0.154mg 0.632mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.567mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.127mg 0.398mg 0%
Valine 0.111mg 0.387mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0.198mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
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2% 28% 69%
Protein: 2.26 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 68.8 g
Other: 0.28 g
8% 25% 66%
Protein: 7.52 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 24.77 g
Water: 66.29 g
Other: 1.32 g
Contains more FatsFats +340%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +232.7%
Contains more OtherOther +371.4%
~equal in Water ~66.29g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
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26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.093 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.057 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.214 g
55% 14% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.021 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +533.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +919%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.3%

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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/170285/nutrients
  2. Adzuki bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173728/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.