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Barley vs. Celery — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and celery different?

  • Barley is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B3, fiber, copper, manganese, zinc, and vitamin B1; however, celery is richer in vitamin K and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for celery is 24% higher.
  • Barley contains 22 times more selenium than celery. While barley contains 8.6µg of selenium, celery contains only 0.4µg.

Barley, pearled, cooked and Celery, raw are the varieties 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%
Celery
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more IronIron +565%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +530.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +151.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +263.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +179.6%

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%
Celery
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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 10% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +295.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +544.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +55.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +119.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3562.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.057mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Celery DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.8µg 29.3µg 24%
Selenium 8.6µg 0.4µg 15%
Iron 1.33mg 0.2mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.063mg 0.32mg 11%
Fiber 3.8g 1.6g 9%
Carbs 28.22g 2.97g 8%
Copper 0.105mg 0.035mg 8%
Manganese 0.259mg 0.103mg 7%
Zinc 0.82mg 0.13mg 6%
Calories 123kcal 16kcal 5%
Folate 16µg 36µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.083mg 0.021mg 5%
Potassium 93mg 260mg 5%
Phosphorus 54mg 24mg 4%
Sodium 3mg 80mg 3%
Calcium 11mg 40mg 3%
Magnesium 22mg 11mg 3%
Protein 2.26g 0.69g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.115mg 0.074mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.1mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 22µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.246mg 2%
Choline 13.4mg 6.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.214g 0.079g 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 24.42g 1.37g N/A
Sugar 0.28g 1.34g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.062mg 0.057mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.093g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.057g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.077mg 0.02mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.083mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.154mg 0.032mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.127mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.111mg 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0.012mg 0%
Fructose 0.37g 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
Celery
2
3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +227.5%
Contains more FatsFats +158.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +850.2%
Contains more WaterWater +38.7%
Contains more OtherOther +164.3%

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
Celery
1
27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +78.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +170.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.8%

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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. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/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.