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Lychee vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lychee and barley different?

  • Lychee is richer in vitamin C, while barley is higher in manganese, selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
  • Barley covers your daily need for manganese, 82% more than lychee.
  • Lychee has a higher glycemic index (48) than barley (28).

Litchis, raw and Barley, hulled types were 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.
Lychee
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Barley
9
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 -91.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1230%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +560%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.3%
Contains more IronIron +1061.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +236.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +3857.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +751.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3432.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6183.3%

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.
Lychee
2
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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Barley
9
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 CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +714.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5772.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +338.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +663.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +218%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +450%
Contains more FolateFolate +35.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.055mg 1.943mg 82%
Vitamin C 71.5mg 0mg 79%
Selenium 0.6µg 37.7µg 67%
Fiber 1.3g 17.3g 64%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.646mg 53%
Iron 0.31mg 3.6mg 41%
Copper 0.148mg 0.498mg 39%
Phosphorus 31mg 264mg 33%
Magnesium 10mg 133mg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 4.604mg 25%
Zinc 0.07mg 2.77mg 25%
Protein 0.83g 12.48g 23%
Carbs 16.53g 73.48g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.318mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.285mg 17%
Calories 66kcal 354kcal 14%
Potassium 171mg 452mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 1.108g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 6%
Calcium 5mg 33mg 3%
Fats 0.44g 2.3g 3%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.57mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.482g 2%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 2.2µg 2%
Folate 14µg 19µg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Net carbs 15.23g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 0.8g N/A
Sodium 1mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.295g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
1
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Barley
4
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 +766.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1403.6%
Contains more FatsFats +422.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +344.5%
Contains more OtherOther +422.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
1
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Barley
2
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 -79.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +145.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +739.4%

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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.