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English muffin vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between English muffins and barley

  • English muffins have less manganese, fiber, copper, vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and zinc than barley.
  • Barley covers your daily need for manganese, 69% more than English muffins.
  • English muffins have 39 times more sodium than barley. While English muffins have 464mg of sodium, barley has only 12mg.
  • The glycemic index of English muffins is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 16% 12% 33% 43% 19% 57% 61% 47% 0%
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 +57.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +533.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +245%
Contains more IronIron +304.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +286%
Contains more ZincZinc +295.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +444.3%

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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 45% 36% 29% 27% 9.9% 5% 0% 28% 0%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +58.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +256.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +85.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +194%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +639.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient English muffin Barley DV% diff.
Selenium 37.7µg 69%
Manganese 0.357mg 1.943mg 69%
Fiber 2.7g 17.3g 58%
Copper 0.129mg 0.498mg 41%
Vitamin B1 0.181mg 0.646mg 39%
Iron 0.89mg 3.6mg 34%
Magnesium 21mg 133mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.318mg 21%
Sodium 464mg 12mg 20%
Vitamin B3 1.566mg 4.604mg 19%
Zinc 0.7mg 2.77mg 19%
Phosphorus 133mg 264mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.285mg 10%
Protein 7.7g 12.48g 10%
Carbs 46g 73.48g 9%
Potassium 131mg 452mg 9%
Calories 235kcal 354kcal 6%
Folate 37µg 19µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.446mg 0.282mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 52mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.888g 1.108g 1%
Saturated fat 0.259g 0.482g 1%
Fats 1.8g 2.3g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.3g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 0.8g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.302g 0.295g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.242mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.315mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.553mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.241mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.139mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.379mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.353mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.17mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 2% 46% 42% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 1.8 g
Carbs: 46 g
Water: 42.1 g
Other: 2.4 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 WaterWater +346%
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.1%
Contains more FatsFats +27.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +59.7%
~equal in Other ~2.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 21% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.259 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.888 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.295g

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. English muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173238/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.