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Chocolate cake vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chocolate cake and barley

  • Chocolate cake has less manganese, fiber, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Barley covers your daily manganese needs 72% more than chocolate cake.
  • Barley contains 11 times less saturated fat than chocolate cake. Chocolate cake contains 5.43g of saturated fat, while barley contains 0.482g.
  • The glycemic index of chocolate cake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting 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 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
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 +81.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +315.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +222.9%
Contains more IronIron +123.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +140.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +301.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +149.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +593.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +216.8%

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +358.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +304.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +675.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.282mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.28mg 1.943mg 72%
Fiber 1.6g 17.3g 63%
Selenium 11.9µg 37.7µg 47%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.646mg 42%
Copper 0.207mg 0.498mg 32%
Iron 1.61mg 3.6mg 25%
Magnesium 32mg 133mg 24%
Phosphorus 106mg 264mg 23%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.482g 22%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 4.604mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.318mg 21%
Fats 15.1g 2.3g 20%
Zinc 0.69mg 2.77mg 19%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.295g 14%
Protein 5.3g 12.48g 14%
Sodium 315mg 12mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 1.108g 11%
Potassium 140mg 452mg 9%
Carbs 53.4g 73.48g 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.285mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Calcium 60mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Folate 27µg 19µg 2%
Calories 371kcal 354kcal 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 0.8g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.282mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.281mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 15% 53% 24% 2%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 15.1 g
Carbs: 53.4 g
Water: 24.4 g
Other: 1.8 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 +556.5%
Contains more WaterWater +158.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +135.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.6%
Contains more OtherOther +27.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 42% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.761 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 +1947.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +149.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.1%

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. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/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.