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Ginger ale vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ginger ale and barley

  • The amount of manganese, fiber, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, and zinc in barley is higher than in ginger ale.
  • Barley covers your daily manganese needs 84% more than ginger ale.
  • Ginger ale has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of ginger ale is 63, while the glycemic index of barley is 28.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale 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 0.71% 0.9% 0.09% 6.8% 6% 1.4% 0% 0.91% 1.7% 0.55%
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 less SodiumSodium -41.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45100%
Contains more IronIron +1900%
Contains more CopperCopper +2666.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +5440%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14846.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37600%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ginger ale Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.013mg 1.943mg 84%
Fiber 0g 17.3g 69%
Selenium 0.1µg 37.7µg 68%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.646mg 54%
Copper 0.018mg 0.498mg 53%
Iron 0.18mg 3.6mg 43%
Phosphorus 0mg 264mg 38%
Magnesium 1mg 133mg 31%
Vitamin B3 0mg 4.604mg 29%
Protein 0g 12.48g 25%
Zinc 0.05mg 2.77mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.318mg 24%
Carbs 8.76g 73.48g 22%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.285mg 22%
Calories 34kcal 354kcal 16%
Potassium 1mg 452mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.108g 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.282mg 6%
Fructose 3.7g 5%
Folate 0µg 19µg 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.57mg 4%
Fats 0g 2.3g 4%
Calcium 3mg 33mg 3%
Saturated fat 0g 0.482g 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.2µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.295g 1%
Net carbs 8.76g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 8.9g 0.8g N/A
Sodium 7mg 12mg 0%
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% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.76 g
Water: 91.23 g
Other: 0.01 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 WaterWater +866.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +738.8%
Contains more OtherOther +22900%

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. Ginger ale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174846/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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