Barley vs. Hominy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between barley and hominy?

Hominy has less vitamin B3, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, copper, manganese, vitamin B1, and fiber than barley.
Hominy's daily need coverage for sodium is 15% higher.
Barley has 63 times more vitamin B3 than hominy. Barley has 2.063mg of vitamin B3, while hominy has 0.033mg.
Barley contains less sodium.
Barley has a lower glycemic index than hominy.

We used Barley, pearled, cooked and Hominy, canned, white 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

Hominy

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+933.3%
Contains more IronIron	+114.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+270%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+186.7%

Contains more ZincZinc

+28%

~equal in Calcium ~10mg

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

Hominy

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6151.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1500%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	3mg	345mg	15%
Vitamin B3	2.063mg	0.033mg	13%
Selenium	8.6µg	3µg	10%
Iron	1.33mg	0.62mg	9%
Copper	0.105mg	0.03mg	8%
Manganese	0.259mg	0.07mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	0.005mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.083mg	0.003mg	7%
Carbs	28.22g	14.26g	5%
Fiber	3.8g	2.5g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.062mg	0.006mg	4%
Folate	16µg	1µg	4%
Calories	123kcal	72kcal	3%
Phosphorus	54mg	35mg	3%
Protein	2.26g	1.48g	2%
Potassium	93mg	9mg	2%
Zinc	0.82mg	1.05mg	2%
Choline	13.4mg	3.1mg	2%
Fats	0.44g	0.88g	1%
Magnesium	22mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.8µg	0.2µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.214g	0.399g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	544kcal	486kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	139g	N/A
Net carbs	24.42g	11.76g	N/A
Calcium	11mg	10mg	0%
Sugar	0.28g	1.82g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.01mg	0.05mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.135mg	0.154mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.093g	0.123g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.057g	0.231g	0%
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.008mg	0%
Threonine	0.077mg	0.05mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.083mg	0.058mg	0%
Leucine	0.154mg	0.202mg	0%
Lysine	0.084mg	0.033mg	0%
Methionine	0.043mg	0.031mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.127mg	0.076mg	0%
Valine	0.111mg	0.077mg	0%
Histidine	0.051mg	0.045mg	0%