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Wheat Bread vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat Bread and barley different?

  • Wheat Bread is higher in folate and calcium; however, barley is richer in fiber, copper, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for fiber for barley is 50% higher.
  • Wheat Bread contains 50 times more sodium than barley. While wheat Bread contains 601mg of sodium, barley contains only 12mg.
  • Barley has a lower glycemic index (28) than wheat Bread (60).

Bread, wheat, toasted 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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
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 +400%
Contains more IronIron +13.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +151.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +41.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.9%

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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 Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +159.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +352.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +107.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Barley DV% diff.
Fiber 4.7g 17.3g 50%
Copper 0.198mg 0.498mg 33%
Sodium 601mg 12mg 26%
Manganese 1.377mg 1.943mg 25%
Magnesium 59mg 133mg 18%
Folate 86µg 19µg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.646mg 17%
Calcium 165mg 33mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.318mg 13%
Zinc 1.47mg 2.77mg 12%
Phosphorus 188mg 264mg 11%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 4.604mg 10%
Selenium 33.4µg 37.7µg 8%
Potassium 223mg 452mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.285mg 7%
Iron 4.09mg 3.6mg 6%
Carbs 55.77g 73.48g 6%
Choline 22.1mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 1.108g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.282mg 3%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 2.2µg 3%
Fats 4.27g 2.3g 3%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0.482g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 0.295g 2%
Calories 313kcal 354kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.57mg 2%
Protein 12.96g 12.48g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 0.8g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.281mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 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 +85.7%
Contains more WaterWater +156.7%
Contains more OtherOther +20.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.8%
~equal in Protein ~12.48g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 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 +245.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.3%

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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/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.