Cardoon vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cardoon and barley different?

Cardoon is richer in copper, folate, potassium, and calcium, while barley is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, fiber, iron, and zinc.
Barley covers your daily need for selenium, 15% more than cardoon.
Cardoon contains 57 times more sodium than barley. Cardoon contains 170mg of sodium, while barley contains 3mg.

Cardoon, raw and Barley, pearled, cooked 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.

Cardoon

Barley

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+90.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+536.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+330.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+120%

Contains more IronIron	+90%
Contains more ZincZinc	+382.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+134.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+4200%

~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.

Cardoon

Barley

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+150.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+325%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+315%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+587.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.115mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	0.2µg	8.6µg	15%
Copper	0.231mg	0.105mg	14%
Folate	68µg	16µg	13%
Vitamin B3	0.3mg	2.063mg	11%
Potassium	400mg	93mg	9%
Fiber	1.6g	3.8g	9%
Carbs	4.07g	28.22g	8%
Iron	0.7mg	1.33mg	8%
Sodium	170mg	3mg	7%
Calcium	70mg	11mg	6%
Zinc	0.17mg	0.82mg	6%
Calories	17kcal	123kcal	5%
Magnesium	42mg	22mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.083mg	5%
Phosphorus	23mg	54mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.338mg	0.135mg	4%
Protein	0.7g	2.26g	3%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.03mg	0.062mg	2%
Choline		13.4mg	2%
Fats	0.1g	0.44g	1%
Vitamin K		0.8µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.041g	0.214g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	243kcal	544kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	588g	81g	N/A
Net carbs	2.47g	24.42g	N/A
Sugar		0.28g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.01mg	0%
Manganese	0.256mg	0.259mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.116mg	0.115mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.011g	0.093g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.018g	0.057g	0%
Tryptophan		0.038mg	0%
Threonine		0.077mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.083mg	0%
Leucine		0.154mg	0%
Lysine		0.084mg	0%
Methionine		0.043mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.127mg	0%
Valine		0.111mg	0%
Histidine		0.051mg	0%