Barley vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and lettuce different?

Barley is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, fiber, copper, iron, and zinc; however, lettuce is richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin C, and folate.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for lettuce is 148% higher.
Barley contains 14 times more selenium than lettuce. While barley contains 8.6µg of selenium, lettuce contains only 0.6µg.

Barley, pearled, cooked and Lettuce, green leaf, 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

Lettuce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+69.2%
Contains more IronIron	+54.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+262.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+355.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1333.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+227.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+108.6%

~equal in Manganese ~0.25mg

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

Lettuce

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+450.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+15687.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+137.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.134mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0.8µg	126.3µg	105%
Vitamin A	0µg	370µg	41%
Selenium	8.6µg	0.6µg	15%
Vitamin B3	2.063mg	0.375mg	11%
Vitamin C	0mg	9.2mg	10%
Fiber	3.8g	1.3g	10%
Carbs	28.22g	2.87g	8%
Copper	0.105mg	0.029mg	8%
Iron	1.33mg	0.86mg	6%
Zinc	0.82mg	0.18mg	6%
Folate	16µg	38µg	6%
Calories	123kcal	15kcal	5%
Phosphorus	54mg	29mg	4%
Calcium	11mg	36mg	3%
Potassium	93mg	194mg	3%
Protein	2.26g	1.36g	2%
Magnesium	22mg	13mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	0.09mg	2%
Sodium	3mg	28mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	0.22mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.083mg	0.07mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.062mg	0.08mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.214g	0.082g	1%
Fructose		0.43g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	9.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	544kcal	110kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	667g	N/A
Fats	0.44g	0.15g	0%
Net carbs	24.42g	1.57g	N/A
Sugar	0.28g	0.78g	N/A
Manganese	0.259mg	0.25mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.135mg	0.134mg	0%
Choline	13.4mg	13.6mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.093g	0.02g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.057g	0.006g	0%
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.009mg	0%
Threonine	0.077mg	0.059mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.083mg	0.084mg	0%
Leucine	0.154mg	0.079mg	0%
Lysine	0.084mg	0.084mg	0%
Methionine	0.043mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.127mg	0.055mg	0%
Valine	0.111mg	0.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.051mg	0.022mg	0%