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Broad beans vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between broad beans and barley

  • Broad beans are higher in vitamin C, folate, and vitamin A, yet barley is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and copper.
  • Broad beans cover your daily vitamin C needs 22% more than barley.
  • Broad beans contain 39 times more vitamin A than barley. While broad beans contain 270IU of vitamin A, barley contains only 7IU.
  • The glycemic index of barley is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Barley, pearled, cooked.

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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 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +107.5%
Contains more IronIron +12.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +75%
Contains more ZincZinc +74.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +760%
~equal in Manganese ~0.259mg

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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 0%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +104.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +296.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broad beans Barley DV% diff.
Vitamin C 19.8mg 0mg 22%
Selenium 1µg 8.6µg 14%
Folate 58µg 16µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.115mg 7%
Carbs 10.1g 28.22g 6%
Copper 0.06mg 0.105mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 2.063mg 5%
Protein 4.8g 2.26g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.128mg 0.083mg 4%
Phosphorus 73mg 54mg 3%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.82mg 3%
Calories 62kcal 123kcal 3%
Potassium 193mg 93mg 3%
Iron 1.5mg 1.33mg 2%
Sodium 41mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.062mg 2%
Magnesium 31mg 22mg 2%
Fiber 3.6g 3.8g 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 0.214g 1%
Calcium 18mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.066mg 0.135mg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 6.5g 24.42g N/A
Sugar 0.28g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.259mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.142g 0.093g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.313mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.127mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
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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
Contains more ProteinProtein +112.4%
Contains more FatsFats +13.6%
Contains more WaterWater +21.7%
Contains more OtherOther +221.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +179.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 g
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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
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +185%

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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. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170285/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.