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Pork Meat vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pork Meat and barley

  • Pork Meat has more vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3; however, barley is higher in manganese, fiber, copper, iron, and magnesium.
  • Barley covers your daily manganese needs 84% more than pork Meat.
  • The glycemic index of barley is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +358.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more IronIron +213%
Contains more CopperCopper +348.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14846.2%
~equal in Potassium ~452mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~264mg
~equal in Selenium ~37.7µg

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% 0% 1.6% 3% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0% 48%
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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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +258.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +132.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +612.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Meat Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.013mg 1.943mg 84%
Fiber 0g 17.3g 69%
Copper 0.111mg 0.498mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.739mg 0.318mg 32%
Iron 1.15mg 3.6mg 31%
Protein 26.17g 12.48g 27%
Magnesium 29mg 133mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.95mg 0.646mg 25%
Vitamin B12 0.57µg 0µg 24%
Carbs 0g 73.48g 24%
Cholesterol 73mg 0mg 24%
Vitamin B3 7.432mg 4.604mg 18%
Choline 88.9mg 16%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 0.282mg 15%
Calories 143kcal 354kcal 11%
Vitamin B2 0.387mg 0.285mg 8%
Folate 0µg 19µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.506g 1.108g 4%
Calcium 6mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.57mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.334g 0.295g 3%
Saturated fat 1.198g 0.482g 3%
Zinc 2.42mg 2.77mg 3%
Sodium 57mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.2µg 2%
Fats 3.51g 2.3g 2%
Vitamin D 10IU 0IU 1%
Potassium 421mg 452mg 1%
Selenium 38.2µg 37.7µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.8g N/A
Phosphorus 267mg 264mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.033g N/A
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 1.175mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.288mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 2.229mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 2.427mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.1mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 1.13mg 0.281mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
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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 ProteinProtein +109.7%
Contains more FatsFats +52.6%
Contains more WaterWater +635.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +164.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +352.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +119%

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. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/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.