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Barley vs. Cardoon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and cardoon different?

  • Barley is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, fiber, iron, and zinc, while cardoon is higher in copper, folate, potassium, and calcium.
  • Barley covers your daily need for selenium, 15% more than cardoon.
  • Barley contains 7 times more vitamin B3 than cardoon. Barley contains 2.063mg of vitamin B3, while cardoon contains 0.3mg.
  • Barley is lower in sodium.

Barley, pearled, cooked and Cardoon, raw 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 30% 21% 35% 26% 77% 4.6% 9.9% 22% 33% 1.1%
Contains more IronIron +90%
Contains more ZincZinc +382.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +536.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +330.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +120%
~equal in Manganese ~0.256mg

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 20% 27% 0% 0% 51% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +315%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +587.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +150.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +325%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.116mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Cardoon DV% diff.
Selenium 8.6µg 0.2µg 15%
Copper 0.105mg 0.231mg 14%
Folate 16µg 68µg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.063mg 0.3mg 11%
Potassium 93mg 400mg 9%
Fiber 3.8g 1.6g 9%
Carbs 28.22g 4.07g 8%
Iron 1.33mg 0.7mg 8%
Sodium 3mg 170mg 7%
Calcium 11mg 70mg 6%
Zinc 0.82mg 0.17mg 6%
Calories 123kcal 17kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.083mg 0.02mg 5%
Magnesium 22mg 42mg 5%
Phosphorus 54mg 23mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.338mg 4%
Protein 2.26g 0.7g 3%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.062mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.214g 0.041g 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.1g 1%
Net carbs 24.42g 2.47g N/A
Sugar 0.28g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.259mg 0.256mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.115mg 0.116mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.093g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.057g 0.018g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.127mg 0%
Valine 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 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
4% 94%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.07 g
Water: 94 g
Other: 1.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +222.9%
Contains more FatsFats +340%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +593.4%
Contains more WaterWater +36.6%
Contains more OtherOther +303.6%

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
16% 26% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +216.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +422%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.2%

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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. Cardoon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169981/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.