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Barley vs. Cranberry beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between barley and cranberry beans?

  • Barley is richer in selenium and vitamin B3, yet cranberry beans is richer in folate, fiber, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, iron, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Cranberry beans's daily need coverage for folate is 48% higher.
  • Barley has 7 times more selenium than cranberry beans. Barley has 8.6µg of selenium, while cranberry beans has 1.3µg.

We used Barley, pearled, cooked and Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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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
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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 36% 15% 34% 78% 77% 31% 58% 0.13% 48% 7.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +561.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +127.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +354.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +316.1%
Contains more IronIron +57.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +120%
Contains more ZincZinc +39%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42.9%

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
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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% 53% 16% 9.7% 14% 19% 0% 0% 155% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +153%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1193.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Cranberry beans DV% diff.
Folate 16µg 207µg 48%
Fiber 3.8g 8.6g 19%
Protein 2.26g 9.34g 14%
Copper 0.105mg 0.231mg 14%
Selenium 8.6µg 1.3µg 13%
Phosphorus 54mg 135mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.083mg 0.21mg 11%
Iron 1.33mg 2.09mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.063mg 0.515mg 10%
Potassium 93mg 387mg 9%
Magnesium 22mg 50mg 7%
Manganese 0.259mg 0.37mg 5%
Calcium 11mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.115mg 0.081mg 3%
Zinc 0.82mg 1.14mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.24mg 2%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Calories 123kcal 136kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.062mg 0.069mg 1%
Carbs 28.22g 24.46g 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.46g 0%
Net carbs 24.42g 15.86g N/A
Sugar 0.28g N/A
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.093g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.057g 0.04g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.214g 0.199g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.111mg 0%
Threonine 0.077mg 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.083mg 0.412mg 0%
Leucine 0.154mg 0.746mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.641mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0.14mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.127mg 0.505mg 0%
Valine 0.111mg 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0.26mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
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
9% 24% 65%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 0.46 g
Carbs: 24.46 g
Water: 64.65 g
Other: 1.09 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +313.3%
Contains more OtherOther +289.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.46g
~equal in Water ~64.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
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
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.119 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.199 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.199g

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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. Cranberry beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173736/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.