Lentil vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lentil and barley?

Lentil is richer in folate, iron, phosphorus, fiber, copper, manganese, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B1, yet barley is richer in selenium.
Lentil's daily need coverage for folate is 41% higher.
Lentil has 5 times more vitamin B5 than barley. Lentil has 0.638mg of vitamin B5, while barley has 0.135mg.

We used Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Barley, pearled, cooked 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.

Lentil

Barley

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+72.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+296.8%
Contains more IronIron	+150.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+139%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+90.7%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+207.1%

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.

Lentil

Barley

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+103.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+372.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+54.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+112.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1031.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+94.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	181µg	16µg	41%
Iron	3.33mg	1.33mg	25%
Phosphorus	180mg	54mg	18%
Fiber	7.9g	3.8g	16%
Copper	0.251mg	0.105mg	16%
Protein	9.02g	2.26g	14%
Selenium	2.8µg	8.6µg	11%
Manganese	0.494mg	0.259mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.638mg	0.135mg	10%
Potassium	369mg	93mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.169mg	0.083mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.06mg	2.063mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.178mg	0.115mg	5%
Zinc	1.27mg	0.82mg	4%
Choline	32.7mg	13.4mg	4%
Carbs	20.13g	28.22g	3%
Magnesium	36mg	22mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	0mg	2%
Calcium	19mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.01mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.062mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0.8µg	1%
Calories	116kcal	123kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	7.8g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	129kcal	544kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	86g	81g	N/A
Fats	0.38g	0.44g	0%
Net carbs	12.23g	24.42g	N/A
Sugar	1.8g	0.28g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	3mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.053g	0.093g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.064g	0.057g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	0.214g	0%
Tryptophan	0.081mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.323mg	0.077mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.39mg	0.083mg	0%
Leucine	0.654mg	0.154mg	0%
Lysine	0.63mg	0.084mg	0%
Methionine	0.077mg	0.043mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.445mg	0.127mg	0%
Valine	0.448mg	0.111mg	0%
Histidine	0.254mg	0.051mg	0%