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Prunes vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between prunes and barley

  • Prunes have more vitamin K; however, barley is higher in manganese, selenium, vitamin B1, fiber, iron, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Barley covers your daily manganese needs 71% more than prunes.
  • Barley contains 27 times less vitamin K than prunes. Prunes contain 59.5µg of vitamin K, while barley contains 2.2µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked 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.
Prunes
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
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 +30.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +224.4%
Contains more IronIron +287.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +77.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +529.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +282.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +549.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12466.7%

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.
Prunes
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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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
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 +3800%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2604.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +144.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +55.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.299mg 1.943mg 71%
Selenium 0.3µg 37.7µg 68%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.646mg 50%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 2.2µg 48%
Fiber 7.1g 17.3g 41%
Iron 0.93mg 3.6mg 33%
Phosphorus 69mg 264mg 28%
Copper 0.281mg 0.498mg 24%
Magnesium 41mg 133mg 22%
Protein 2.18g 12.48g 21%
Zinc 0.44mg 2.77mg 21%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 4.604mg 17%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.318mg 9%
Potassium 732mg 452mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.285mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 1.108g 7%
Calories 240kcal 354kcal 6%
Folate 4µg 19µg 4%
Vitamin A 39µg 1µg 4%
Carbs 63.88g 73.48g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.282mg 3%
Fats 0.38g 2.3g 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Saturated fat 0.088g 0.482g 2%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Calcium 43mg 33mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.295g 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.57mg 1%
Net carbs 56.78g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 0.8g N/A
Sodium 2mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
2
2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 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 WaterWater +227.5%
Contains more OtherOther +14.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +472.5%
Contains more FatsFats +505.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
1
43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 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 -81.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +456.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1687.1%

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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/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.