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Milk vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between milk and barley?

  • Milk has less manganese, fiber, selenium, copper, vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B6 than barley.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for manganese is 84% higher.

We used Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Barley, hulled 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.
Milk
Milk
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Barley
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 +278.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +201.3%
Contains more IronIron +11900%
Contains more CopperCopper +4880%
Contains more ZincZinc +559.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +177.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +64666.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1042.4%

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.
Milk
Milk
5
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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Barley
Barley
7
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 AVitamin A +5700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3130%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4850.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +759.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2100%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.003mg 1.943mg 84%
Fiber 0g 17.3g 69%
Selenium 3.3µg 37.7µg 63%
Copper 0.01mg 0.498mg 54%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.646mg 52%
Iron 0.03mg 3.6mg 45%
Magnesium 11mg 133mg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 4.604mg 28%
Phosphorus 95mg 264mg 24%
Carbs 4.99g 73.48g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.318mg 22%
Zinc 0.42mg 2.77mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0µg 20%
Protein 3.37g 12.48g 18%
Calories 42kcal 354kcal 16%
Calcium 125mg 33mg 9%
Potassium 150mg 452mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.285mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 1.108g 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 1µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 0IU 6%
Folate 5µg 19µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.57mg 4%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0.282mg 2%
Fats 0.97g 2.3g 2%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 2.2µg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 44mg 12mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.633g 0.482g 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 5.2g 0.8g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 0.295g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0.281mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
1
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Barley
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 +852.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +270.3%
Contains more FatsFats +137.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1372.5%
Contains more OtherOther +206.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
0
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Barley
Barley
3
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 -23.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3065.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.295g

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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.