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Dough vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between dough and barley

  • Dough has more folate; however, barley is higher in fiber, manganese, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Barley covers your daily need for fiber, 60% more than dough.
  • Dough has 50 times more sodium than barley. While dough has 602mg of sodium, barley has only 12mg.
  • The glycemic index of dough is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) 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.
Dough
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Barley
8
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 +57.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +315.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +286.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +227.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +151.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +236.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +31.8%
~equal in Iron ~3.6mg

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.
Dough
4
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% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Barley
4
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 B2Vitamin B2 +49.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +547.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +197.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +214.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.646mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.604mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dough Barley DV% diff.
Fiber 2.2g 17.3g 60%
Manganese 0.577mg 1.943mg 59%
Copper 0.152mg 0.498mg 38%
Sodium 602mg 12mg 26%
Folate 123µg 19µg 26%
Magnesium 32mg 133mg 24%
Phosphorus 105mg 264mg 23%
Starch 44.23g 18%
Selenium 28.6µg 37.7µg 17%
Zinc 1.04mg 2.77mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.318mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.285mg 11%
Potassium 117mg 452mg 10%
Carbs 51.88g 73.48g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.71mg 0.646mg 5%
Calories 272kcal 354kcal 4%
Iron 3.91mg 3.6mg 4%
Protein 10.75g 12.48g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.455mg 0.282mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.57mg 2%
Calcium 52mg 33mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.855g 1.108g 2%
Choline 8mg 1%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Vitamin B3 4.817mg 4.604mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 2.2µg 1%
Fats 2.42g 2.3g 0%
Net carbs 49.68g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 4.62g 0.8g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.005g N/A
Saturated fat 0.529g 0.482g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.362g 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
2
11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Barley
3
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 +249.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41.6%
Contains more OtherOther +17.9%
~equal in Fats ~2.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
1
30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Barley
2
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 +22.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29.6%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.482g

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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/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.

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