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Chickpeas vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chickpeas and barley

  • Chickpeas have more folate, manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, and magnesium; however, barley is higher in vitamin B3 and selenium.
  • Chickpeas cover your daily need for folate, 39% more than barley.
  • Chickpeas have 4 times more manganese than barley. While chickpeas have 1.03mg of manganese, barley has only 0.259mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 15% 26% 108% 117% 42% 72% 0.91% 134% 20%
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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 +118.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +345.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +212.9%
Contains more IronIron +117.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +235.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +211.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +297.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +132.4%

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 4.3% 0.33% 7% 0% 29% 15% 9.9% 17% 32% 0% 10% 129%
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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 0% 0% 0.2% 0% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +39.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +111.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +975%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +292.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.062mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chickpeas Barley DV% diff.
Folate 172µg 16µg 39%
Manganese 1.03mg 0.259mg 34%
Copper 0.352mg 0.105mg 27%
Iron 2.89mg 1.33mg 20%
Phosphorus 168mg 54mg 16%
Fiber 7.6g 3.8g 15%
Protein 8.86g 2.26g 13%
Vitamin B3 0.526mg 2.063mg 10%
Selenium 3.7µg 8.6µg 9%
Magnesium 48mg 22mg 6%
Potassium 291mg 93mg 6%
Zinc 1.53mg 0.82mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.156g 0.214g 6%
Choline 42.8mg 13.4mg 5%
Calcium 49mg 11mg 4%
Fats 2.59g 0.44g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.116mg 0.083mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.286mg 0.135mg 3%
Vitamin K 4µg 0.8µg 3%
Calories 164kcal 123kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.115mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.269g 0.093g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.583g 0.057g 1%
Net carbs 19.82g 24.42g N/A
Carbs 27.42g 28.22g 0%
Sugar 4.8g 0.28g N/A
Sodium 7mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.063mg 0.062mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.329mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.38mg 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 0.631mg 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.593mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.475mg 0.127mg 0%
Valine 0.372mg 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 0.244mg 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 3% 27% 60%
Protein: 8.86 g
Fats: 2.59 g
Carbs: 27.42 g
Water: 60.21 g
Other: 0.92 g
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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 ProteinProtein +292%
Contains more FatsFats +488.6%
Contains more OtherOther +228.6%
Contains more WaterWater +14.3%
~equal in Carbs ~28.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.269 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.583 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.156 g
Barley
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +922.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +440.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.4%

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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. Chickpeas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173757/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.