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Hot chocolate vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are hot chocolate and barley different?

  • Barley has more manganese, fiber, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, iron, vitamin B3, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6 than hot chocolate.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for barley is 84% higher.
  • Barley has a lower glycemic index (28) than hot chocolate (51).

Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Barley, hulled are the varieties used 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 16% 34% 17% 16% 34% 17% 45% 5.7% 1.7% 15%
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 +245.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +478.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +129.4%
Contains more IronIron +757.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +383.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +339.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +151.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14846.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1296.3%

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 0.67% 17% 0.6% 17% 9.8% 42% 2.5% 20% 9.2% 61% 0.5% 3.8% 8.5%
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 AVitamin A +5000%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1556.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3361.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +695%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1000%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.013mg 1.943mg 84%
Fiber 1g 17.3g 65%
Selenium 2.7µg 37.7µg 64%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.646mg 51%
Copper 0.103mg 0.498mg 44%
Iron 0.42mg 3.6mg 40%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 4.604mg 28%
Magnesium 23mg 133mg 26%
Phosphorus 105mg 264mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.318mg 21%
Carbs 10.74g 73.48g 21%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0µg 20%
Zinc 0.63mg 2.77mg 19%
Protein 3.52g 12.48g 18%
Calories 77kcal 354kcal 14%
Calcium 114mg 33mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.285mg 8%
Potassium 197mg 452mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 1.108g 7%
Vitamin A 51µg 1µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 45IU 0IU 6%
Saturated fat 1.431g 0.482g 4%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.57mg 4%
Folate 5µg 19µg 4%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Choline 15.6mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 2.2µg 2%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 0.295g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.282mg 1%
Sodium 44mg 12mg 1%
Fats 2.34g 2.3g 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 9.74g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 9.66g 0.8g N/A
Trans fat 0.078g N/A
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.305mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.201mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.067mg 0.281mg 0%
Fructose 0.01g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 2% 11% 82%
Protein: 3.52 g
Fats: 2.34 g
Carbs: 10.74 g
Water: 82.45 g
Other: 0.95 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 +773.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +254.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +584.2%
Contains more OtherOther +142.1%
~equal in Fats ~2.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.431 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.677 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.084 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +129.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1219%

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. Hot chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171277/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.