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Chinese broccoli vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chinese broccoli and barley

  • Chinese broccoli has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, barley is higher in manganese, selenium, fiber, copper, vitamin B1, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Barley covers your daily need for manganese, 73% more than chinese broccoli.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Broccoli, chinese, cooked and Barley, hulled.

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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 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
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 +203%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +638.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.2%
Contains more IronIron +542.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +716.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +610.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +543.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +636%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2800%

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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
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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 +8100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3754.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +421.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +580%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +953.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +354.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese broccoli Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.264mg 1.943mg 73%
Vitamin K 84.8µg 2.2µg 69%
Selenium 1.3µg 37.7µg 66%
Fiber 2.5g 17.3g 59%
Copper 0.061mg 0.498mg 49%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.646mg 46%
Iron 0.56mg 3.6mg 38%
Phosphorus 41mg 264mg 32%
Vitamin C 28.2mg 0mg 31%
Magnesium 18mg 133mg 27%
Vitamin B3 0.437mg 4.604mg 26%
Carbs 3.81g 73.48g 23%
Protein 1.14g 12.48g 23%
Zinc 0.39mg 2.77mg 22%
Folate 99µg 19µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.318mg 19%
Calories 22kcal 354kcal 17%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.285mg 11%
Vitamin A 82µg 1µg 9%
Calcium 100mg 33mg 7%
Potassium 261mg 452mg 6%
Choline 25.3mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.33g 1.108g 5%
Saturated fat 0.11g 0.482g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.159mg 0.282mg 2%
Fats 0.72g 2.3g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0.295g 1%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 0.57mg 1%
Net carbs 1.31g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 0.84g 0.8g N/A
Sodium 7mg 12mg 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
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
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 WaterWater +890.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +994.7%
Contains more FatsFats +219.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1828.6%
Contains more OtherOther +191.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +490%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +235.8%

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. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/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.