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Chard vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chard and barley

  • Chard is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, magnesium, potassium, vitamin E, and iron, yet barley is richer in selenium and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for chard is 272% higher.
  • Barley contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Chard, swiss, 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.
Chard
Chard
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 48% 85% 54% 9% 14% 23% 44% 4.9%
Barley
Barley
4
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 +290.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +427.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +490.3%
Contains more IronIron +69.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +29%
Contains more ZincZinc +148.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +855.6%

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.
Chard
Chard
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 60% 0% 102% 38% 8.5% 20% 6.8% 9.8% 20% 0% 818% 6.8%
Barley
Barley
4
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0.2% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +18800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +40812.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +144.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +473.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +77.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard Barley DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 0.8µg 272%
Vitamin A 306µg 0µg 34%
Vitamin C 18mg 0mg 20%
Magnesium 86mg 22mg 15%
Selenium 0.9µg 8.6µg 14%
Potassium 549mg 93mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 0.01mg 13%
Iron 2.26mg 1.33mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.36mg 2.063mg 11%
Carbs 4.13g 28.22g 8%
Sodium 179mg 3mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 3.8g 7%
Copper 0.163mg 0.105mg 6%
Calories 20kcal 123kcal 5%
Calcium 58mg 11mg 5%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.82mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.083mg 4%
Phosphorus 33mg 54mg 3%
Manganese 0.334mg 0.259mg 3%
Choline 28.7mg 13.4mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.062mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 0.115mg 2%
Folate 9µg 16µg 2%
Protein 1.88g 2.26g 1%
Fats 0.08g 0.44g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.135mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 0.214g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 9.4g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 106kcal 544kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 500g 81g N/A
Net carbs 2.03g 24.42g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 0.28g N/A
Saturated fat 0.012g 0.093g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 0.135mg 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.127mg 0%
Valine 0.114mg 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chard
Chard
2
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 4.13 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 1.26 g
Barley
Barley
3
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 WaterWater +34.7%
Contains more OtherOther +350%
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.2%
Contains more FatsFats +450%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +583.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chard
Chard
1
21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.028 g
Barley
Barley
2
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +256.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +664.3%

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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. Chard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170401/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.