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Cottage cheese vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cottage cheese and barley?

  • Cottage cheese has less manganese, fiber, copper, vitamin B1, selenium, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin B6 than barley.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for manganese is 84% higher.
  • Cottage cheese has a lower glycemic index than barley.

We used Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Barley, hulled types in this comparison.

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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 5.7% 25% 9.2% 2.6% 9.7% 11% 68% 47% 0.26% 53%
Barley
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 +151.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1562.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +334.6%
Contains more IronIron +5042.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1617.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +592.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +66%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +97050%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +288.7%

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% 12% 1.6% 1.5% 6.8% 38% 1.9% 33% 11% 54% 0% 9% 10%
Barley
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 +3600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +97.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +612.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2292.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4550.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +591.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.002mg 1.943mg 84%
Fiber 0g 17.3g 69%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.646mg 52%
Copper 0.029mg 0.498mg 52%
Selenium 9.7µg 37.7µg 51%
Iron 0.07mg 3.6mg 44%
Magnesium 8mg 133mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 4.604mg 28%
Carbs 3.38g 73.48g 23%
Zinc 0.4mg 2.77mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.318mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0µg 18%
Sodium 364mg 12mg 15%
Phosphorus 159mg 264mg 15%
Calories 98kcal 354kcal 13%
Potassium 104mg 452mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.285mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 1.108g 7%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.718g 0.482g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.282mg 6%
Calcium 83mg 33mg 5%
Vitamin A 37µg 1µg 4%
Fats 4.3g 2.3g 3%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.57mg 3%
Protein 11.12g 12.48g 3%
Choline 18.4mg 3%
Folate 12µg 19µg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.2µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 0.295g 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 56.18g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 0.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 4% 3% 80%
Protein: 11.12 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 3.38 g
Water: 79.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Barley
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 +87%
Contains more WaterWater +745.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2074%
Contains more OtherOther +63.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.123 g
Barley
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 +163.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +800.8%

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. Cottage cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172179/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.