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Baked beans vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are baked beans and barley different?

  • Barley has more manganese, selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B3, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and zinc than baked beans.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for barley is 73% higher.
  • Barley has a lower glycemic index (28) than baked beans (40).

Beans, baked, home prepared and Barley, hulled 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 18% 32% 75% 53% 20% 47% 55% 33% 31%
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 95% 9.9% 40% 135% 166% 76% 113% 1.6% 253% 206%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +84.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +209.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.3%
Contains more IronIron +80.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +213.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +279.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +142.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +662%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +561.4%

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.
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 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 34% 11% 7.7% 9.3% 21% 0% 0% 36% 0%
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% 0.33% 11% 0% 162% 66% 86% 17% 73% 0% 5.5% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +152.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +481.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1028.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +253.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baked beans Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.255mg 1.943mg 73%
Selenium 5.7µg 37.7µg 58%
Fiber 5.5g 17.3g 47%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0.646mg 43%
Copper 0.159mg 0.498mg 38%
Vitamin B3 0.408mg 4.604mg 26%
Phosphorus 109mg 264mg 22%
Magnesium 43mg 133mg 21%
Iron 1.99mg 3.6mg 20%
Zinc 0.73mg 2.77mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.318mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.049mg 0.285mg 18%
Sodium 422mg 12mg 18%
Carbs 21.63g 73.48g 17%
Protein 5.54g 12.48g 14%
Calories 155kcal 354kcal 10%
Saturated fat 1.948g 0.482g 7%
Folate 48µg 19µg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.133g 0.295g 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Fats 5.15g 2.3g 4%
Potassium 358mg 452mg 3%
Calcium 61mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.282mg 3%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.74g 1.108g 2%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 16.13g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 0.8g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.428mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.379mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.287mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.282mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.153mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 5% 22% 65% 3%
Protein: 5.54 g
Fats: 5.15 g
Carbs: 21.63 g
Water: 65.17 g
Other: 2.51 g
Barley
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12% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 12.48 g
Fats: 2.3 g
Carbs: 73.48 g
Water: 9.44 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +123.9%
Contains more WaterWater +590.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +125.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +239.7%
~equal in Other ~2.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.948 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.74 g
Barley
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26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +623.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49.7%

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. Baked beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173731/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170283/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.