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Focaccia vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between focaccia and barley?

  • Focaccia is higher in folate, yet barley is higher in manganese, fiber, copper, selenium, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for manganese is 69% more.
  • Focaccia has 47 times more sodium than barley. While focaccia has 561mg of sodium, barley has only 12mg.
  • The glycemic index of barley is lower.

We used Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain 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 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +565%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +296.5%
Contains more IronIron +13.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +447.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +108.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +433.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +137.1%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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% 0% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
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 EVitamin E +149.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +128.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +159.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +626.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +37.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +181.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.285mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.364mg 1.943mg 69%
Fiber 1.8g 17.3g 62%
Copper 0.091mg 0.498mg 45%
Selenium 15.9µg 37.7µg 40%
Folate 138µg 19µg 30%
Magnesium 20mg 133mg 27%
Sodium 561mg 12mg 24%
Phosphorus 128mg 264mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.318mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.646mg 15%
Zinc 1.33mg 2.77mg 13%
Carbs 35.82g 73.48g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 0.295g 13%
Potassium 114mg 452mg 10%
Fats 7.89g 2.3g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.282mg 7%
Protein 8.77g 12.48g 7%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 4.604mg 6%
Iron 3.16mg 3.6mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0.57mg 6%
Calories 249kcal 354kcal 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 2.2µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.482g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.285mg 1%
Choline 2.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 1.108g 1%
Net carbs 34.02g 56.18g N/A
Calcium 35mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 1.75g 0.8g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 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
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 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 +243%
Contains more WaterWater +386.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +105.1%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 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 +1822%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.5%

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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/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.