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Butter cookie vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter cookie and barley different?

  • Barley has more manganese, fiber, selenium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and zinc than butter cookie.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for barley is 77% higher.
  • Barley has a lower glycemic index (28) than butter cookie (55).

Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched 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 8.6% 8.7% 9.8% 83% 67% 10% 44% 37% 22% 46%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1008.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +307.2%
Contains more IronIron +62.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +149%
Contains more ZincZinc +628.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +158.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1042.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +348.8%

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% 55% 12% 6% 93% 77% 60% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 57% 3.5%
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 AVitamin A +16400%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +73%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +74.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +44.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +783.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +29.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.57mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter cookie Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.17mg 1.943mg 77%
Fiber 0.8g 17.3g 66%
Selenium 8.4µg 37.7µg 53%
Saturated fat 11.051g 0.482g 48%
Cholesterol 117mg 0mg 39%
Copper 0.2mg 0.498mg 33%
Magnesium 12mg 133mg 29%
Fats 18.8g 2.3g 25%
Phosphorus 102mg 264mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.646mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.318mg 22%
Zinc 0.38mg 2.77mg 22%
Vitamin A 165µg 1µg 18%
Iron 2.22mg 3.6mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0µg 15%
Folate 76µg 19µg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 0.295g 13%
Protein 6.1g 12.48g 13%
Sodium 282mg 12mg 12%
Potassium 111mg 452mg 10%
Vitamin B3 3.19mg 4.604mg 9%
Calories 467kcal 354kcal 6%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.285mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.488mg 0.282mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Carbs 68.9g 73.48g 2%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 1.108g 1%
Net carbs 68.1g 56.18g N/A
Calcium 29mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 20.24g 0.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.57mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.281mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.011g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 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 +717.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +104.6%
Contains more WaterWater +105.2%
Contains more OtherOther +43.8%
~equal in Carbs ~73.48g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
63% 31% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.522 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.982 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 +1771.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.8%

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. Butter cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174950/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.