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Garden cress vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between garden cress and barley?

  • Garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C, yet barley is higher in selenium, fiber, manganese, vitamin B1, copper, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 450% more.

We used Cress, garden, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
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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 +145.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more IronIron +176.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +192.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1104.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +247.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +251.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4088.9%

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
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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 +34500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +24531.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +707.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +360.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.285mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Barley DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 2.2µg 450%
Vitamin C 69mg 0mg 77%
Selenium 0.9µg 37.7µg 67%
Fiber 1.1g 17.3g 65%
Manganese 0.553mg 1.943mg 60%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.646mg 47%
Vitamin A 346µg 1µg 38%
Copper 0.17mg 0.498mg 36%
Iron 1.3mg 3.6mg 29%
Phosphorus 76mg 264mg 27%
Vitamin B3 1mg 4.604mg 23%
Carbs 5.5g 73.48g 23%
Magnesium 38mg 133mg 23%
Zinc 0.23mg 2.77mg 23%
Protein 2.6g 12.48g 20%
Calories 32kcal 354kcal 16%
Folate 80µg 19µg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 1.108g 6%
Potassium 606mg 452mg 5%
Calcium 81mg 33mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.318mg 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.482g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.285mg 2%
Fats 0.7g 2.3g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.282mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.57mg 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 0.8g N/A
Sodium 14mg 12mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.295g 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
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
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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 +847%
Contains more ProteinProtein +380%
Contains more FatsFats +228.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1236%
Contains more OtherOther +27.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
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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 -95.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +386%

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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.