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Cherry vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cherries and barley?

  • Cherries are higher in vitamin A, yet barley is higher in manganese, selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for manganese is 80% more.
  • Cherries have 58 times more vitamin A than barley. While cherries have 1283IU of vitamin A, barley has only 22IU.

We used Cherries, sour, red, raw and Barley, hulled types 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.
Cherry
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 15% 12% 35% 2.7% 6.4% 0.39% 15% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1377.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +161.3%
Contains more IronIron +1025%
Contains more CopperCopper +378.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2670%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1660%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1634.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Cherry
3
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 33% 21% 1.4% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 7.5% 8.6% 10% 0% 5.3% 6% 3.3%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6300%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +714.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2053.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +612.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1051%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +97.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +622.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cherry Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.112mg 1.943mg 80%
Selenium 0µg 37.7µg 69%
Fiber 1.6g 17.3g 63%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.646mg 51%
Copper 0.104mg 0.498mg 44%
Iron 0.32mg 3.6mg 41%
Phosphorus 15mg 264mg 36%
Magnesium 9mg 133mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 4.604mg 26%
Zinc 0.1mg 2.77mg 24%
Protein 1g 12.48g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.318mg 21%
Carbs 12.18g 73.48g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.285mg 19%
Calories 50kcal 354kcal 15%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Potassium 173mg 452mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 1.108g 7%
Vitamin A 64µg 1µg 7%
Fructose 3.51g 4%
Fats 0.3g 2.3g 3%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.57mg 3%
Folate 8µg 19µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.143mg 0.282mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.482g 2%
Calcium 16mg 33mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.295g 1%
Net carbs 10.58g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 8.49g 0.8g N/A
Sodium 3mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 2.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cherry
1
12% 86%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 12.18 g
Water: 86.13 g
Other: 0.39 g
Barley
4
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 WaterWater +812.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1148%
Contains more FatsFats +666.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +503.3%
Contains more OtherOther +489.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cherry
1
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.068 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 g
Barley
2
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +259.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1131.1%

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. Cherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173954/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.