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Olive vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between olive and barley?

  • Barley is richer than olive in manganese, selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, copper, and vitamin B6.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for manganese is 84% more.
  • Olive has 61 times more sodium than barley. While olive has 735mg of sodium, barley has only 12mg.

We used Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) and Barley, hulled types 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.
Olive
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Barley
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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 CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5550%
Contains more CopperCopper +98.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1159.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9615%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4088.9%
~equal in Iron ~3.6mg

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.
Olive
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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
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 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +189.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12343.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1780%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3433.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +57.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.02mg 1.943mg 84%
Selenium 0.9µg 37.7µg 67%
Fiber 3.2g 17.3g 56%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0.646mg 54%
Phosphorus 3mg 264mg 37%
Magnesium 4mg 133mg 31%
Sodium 735mg 12mg 31%
Vitamin B3 0.037mg 4.604mg 29%
Copper 0.251mg 0.498mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.318mg 24%
Protein 0.84g 12.48g 23%
Zinc 0.22mg 2.77mg 23%
Carbs 6.26g 73.48g 22%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.285mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.888g 0.295g 19%
Fats 10.68g 2.3g 13%
Potassium 8mg 452mg 13%
Calories 115kcal 354kcal 12%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 0.57mg 7%
Calcium 88mg 33mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0.282mg 5%
Folate 0µg 19µg 5%
Iron 3.3mg 3.6mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.415g 0.482g 4%
Choline 10.3mg 2%
Vitamin A 20µg 1µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911g 1.108g 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 2.2µg 1%
Net carbs 3.06g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
2
11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 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 +364.3%
Contains more WaterWater +747.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1385.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1073.8%
~equal in Other ~2.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
1
14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 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 +2573.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.6%

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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.