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Caramel vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are caramel and barley different?

  • Barley is higher than caramel in manganese, fiber, selenium, copper, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, magnesium, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Barley covers your daily need for manganese, 84% more than caramel.
  • Caramel has a higher glycemic index (65) than barley (28).

Candies, caramels and Barley, hulled types were 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 12% 41% 19% 5.3% 6% 12% 49% 32% 1.4% 9.8%
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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 +318.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +682.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +111.2%
Contains more IronIron +2471.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +2666.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +529.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +131.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17563.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1994.4%

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 1.3% 4% 9.2% 0% 26% 59% 2.8% 37% 13% 38% 4.5% 3% 4.4%
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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 AVitamin A +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +119.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +527.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3010.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +467.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caramel Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.011mg 1.943mg 84%
Fiber 0g 17.3g 69%
Selenium 1.8µg 37.7µg 65%
Copper 0.018mg 0.498mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.103mg 0.646mg 45%
Iron 0.14mg 3.6mg 43%
Magnesium 17mg 133mg 28%
Vitamin B3 0.148mg 4.604mg 28%
Phosphorus 114mg 264mg 21%
Zinc 0.44mg 2.77mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.318mg 20%
Protein 4.6g 12.48g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.478g 1.108g 16%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Calcium 138mg 33mg 11%
Sodium 245mg 12mg 10%
Fats 8.1g 2.3g 9%
Saturated fat 2.476g 0.482g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.62mg 0.282mg 7%
Potassium 214mg 452mg 7%
Folate 4µg 19µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.542g 0.295g 3%
Cholesterol 7mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.256mg 0.285mg 2%
Choline 8mg 1%
Calories 382kcal 354kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.57mg 1%
Vitamin A 12µg 1µg 1%
Carbs 77g 73.48g 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 77g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 65.5g 0.8g N/A
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.417mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.338mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.107mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.205mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.285mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 8% 77% 9% 2%
Protein: 4.6 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 77 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1.8 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 +252.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +171.3%
Contains more WaterWater +11.1%
Contains more OtherOther +27.8%
~equal in Carbs ~73.48g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 21% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.476 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.478 g
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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 +422.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +213.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.5%

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. Caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167974/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.