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Malt vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between malt and barley

  • Malt has less manganese, fiber, selenium, copper, vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for manganese is 81% more.
  • Malt has a higher glycemic index than barley.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk 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.
Malt
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
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 more CalciumCalcium +197%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +786.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +162.8%
Contains more IronIron +1614.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1245.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +575.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +190.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2328.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +598.1%

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.
Malt
4
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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +850%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1096.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1677.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +591.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +633.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Malt Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.08mg 1.943mg 81%
Fiber 0.5g 17.3g 67%
Selenium 5.4µg 37.7µg 59%
Copper 0.037mg 0.498mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.646mg 49%
Iron 0.21mg 3.6mg 42%
Magnesium 15mg 133mg 28%
Vitamin B3 0.259mg 4.604mg 27%
Phosphorus 91mg 264mg 25%
Zinc 0.41mg 2.77mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.318mg 21%
Carbs 11.2g 73.48g 21%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0µg 18%
Protein 3.37g 12.48g 18%
Calories 85kcal 354kcal 13%
Potassium 172mg 452mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.285mg 8%
Calcium 98mg 33mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.208g 1.108g 6%
Saturated fat 1.883g 0.482g 6%
Folate 9µg 19µg 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.57mg 3%
Cholesterol 10mg 0mg 3%
Sodium 60mg 12mg 2%
Fats 3.29g 2.3g 2%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 2.2µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.827g 0.295g 1%
Caffeine 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.354mg 0.282mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 10.7g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 6.68g 0.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.074mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.165mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.268mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.074mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.193mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Malt
2
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Barley
3
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 FatsFats +43%
Contains more WaterWater +761.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +270.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +556.1%
Contains more OtherOther +187.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Malt
1
65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +180.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +432.7%

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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/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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