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Chocolate milk vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chocolate milk and barley?

  • Chocolate milk has less manganese, fiber, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and zinc than barley.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for manganese is 81% higher.
  • Barley has a lower glycemic index than chocolate milk.

We used Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
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 +239.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +923.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170.7%
Contains more IronIron +1400%
Contains more CopperCopper +666.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +575.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +161.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2423.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1884.2%

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 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
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 +2600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +714.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1645.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3583.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +695%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +633.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.282mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate milk Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.077mg 1.943mg 81%
Fiber 0.8g 17.3g 66%
Selenium 1.9µg 37.7µg 65%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.646mg 51%
Copper 0.065mg 0.498mg 48%
Iron 0.24mg 3.6mg 42%
Magnesium 13mg 133mg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.125mg 4.604mg 28%
Phosphorus 101mg 264mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.318mg 21%
Carbs 10.34g 73.48g 21%
Zinc 0.41mg 2.77mg 21%
Protein 3.17g 12.48g 19%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0µg 14%
Calories 83kcal 354kcal 14%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.285mg 9%
Calcium 112mg 33mg 8%
Potassium 167mg 452mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 1.108g 7%
Saturated fat 2.104g 0.482g 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin D 51IU 0IU 6%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Folate 5µg 19µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.57mg 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 1µg 3%
Choline 17mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 0.295g 2%
Fats 3.39g 2.3g 2%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 2.2µg 2%
Sodium 60mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 9.54g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 9.54g 0.8g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.282mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0.281mg 0%
Caffeine 1mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 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 FatsFats +47.4%
Contains more WaterWater +771.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +293.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +610.6%
Contains more OtherOther +187.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +235.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +793.5%

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 milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/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.