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Grapefruit vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between grapefruit and barley?

  • Grapefruit is richer in vitamin C, yet barley is richer in manganese, selenium, fiber, copper, vitamin B1, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for manganese is 84% higher.

We used Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas and Barley, hulled types in this comparison.

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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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 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 -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1377.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +234.8%
Contains more IronIron +4400%
Contains more CopperCopper +1456.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3857.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1366.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8731.8%
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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
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 AVitamin A +5700%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +338.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1402.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +819.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2156.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.282mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.022mg 1.943mg 84%
Selenium 0.1µg 37.7µg 68%
Fiber 1.6g 17.3g 63%
Copper 0.032mg 0.498mg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.646mg 50%
Iron 0.08mg 3.6mg 44%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0mg 35%
Phosphorus 18mg 264mg 35%
Magnesium 9mg 133mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 4.604mg 28%
Zinc 0.07mg 2.77mg 25%
Protein 0.77g 12.48g 23%
Carbs 10.66g 73.48g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.318mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.285mg 20%
Calories 42kcal 354kcal 16%
Potassium 135mg 452mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 1.108g 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 1µg 6%
Fats 0.14g 2.3g 3%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.57mg 3%
Folate 13µg 19µg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.2µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.482g 2%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Calcium 22mg 33mg 1%
Choline 7.7mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.295g 1%
Sodium 0mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 9.06g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 6.89g 0.8g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0.282mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 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 +832.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1520.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1542.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +589.3%
Contains more OtherOther +521.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1375%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2977.8%

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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/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.