Dashi vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between dashi and barley
- Dashi has more vitamin K; however, barley is higher in fiber, copper, vitamin B1, iron, zinc, selenium, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
- Barley covers your daily fiber needs 68% more than dashi.
- Barley contains 89 times less sodium than dashi. Dashi contains 1067mg of sodium, while barley contains 12mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Soup, bouillon cubes, and granules, low sodium, dry 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +466.7% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +137.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +46.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +249.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +2977.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +59% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +36.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +2400% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +26.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +50.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +2940.9% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +546% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +87.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +218% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 1.943mg | 84% | |
Fiber | 0.2g | 17.3g | 68% |
Copper | 0mg | 0.498mg | 55% |
Vitamin K | 66.9µg | 2.2µg | 54% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.1mg | 0.646mg | 46% |
Sodium | 1067mg | 12mg | 46% |
Iron | 1.03mg | 3.6mg | 32% |
Zinc | 0.09mg | 2.77mg | 24% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 4.485g | 1.108g | 23% |
Choline | 114.5mg | 21% | |
Fats | 13.89g | 2.3g | 18% |
Selenium | 27.6µg | 37.7µg | 18% |
Magnesium | 56mg | 133mg | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | 0.318mg | 17% |
Calcium | 187mg | 33mg | 15% |
Phosphorus | 166mg | 264mg | 14% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.3µg | 0µg | 13% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.46mg | 4.604mg | 13% |
Saturated fat | 3.433g | 0.482g | 13% |
Monounsaturated fat | 5.365g | 0.295g | 13% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.43mg | 0.285mg | 11% |
Protein | 16.7g | 12.48g | 8% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.282mg | 6% | |
Calories | 438kcal | 354kcal | 4% |
Potassium | 309mg | 452mg | 4% |
Cholesterol | 13mg | 0mg | 4% |
Vitamin A | 25µg | 1µg | 3% |
Carbs | 64.88g | 73.48g | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.72mg | 0.57mg | 1% |
Folate | 21µg | 19µg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 1.1mg | 0mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 64.68g | 56.18g | N/A |
Sugar | 14.47g | 0.8g | N/A |
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
Contains more ProteinProtein | +33.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +503.9% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +13.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +310.4% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1718.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +304.8% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -86% |