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Potato salad vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato salad and barley different?

  • Barley is higher than potato salad in manganese, fiber, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
  • Barley covers your daily need for manganese, 80% more than potato salad.
  • Potato salad has a higher glycemic index (45) than barley (28).

Potato salad, home-prepared and Barley, hulled types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Barley
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +786.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +73.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78%
Contains more IronIron +453.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +322%
Contains more ZincZinc +793.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +407.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1823.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +819.5%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Barley
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 +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +739%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +417.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.101mg 1.943mg 80%
Fiber 1.3g 17.3g 64%
Selenium 4.1µg 37.7µg 61%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.646mg 47%
Copper 0.118mg 0.498mg 42%
Iron 0.65mg 3.6mg 37%
Phosphorus 52mg 264mg 30%
Magnesium 15mg 133mg 28%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 4.604mg 23%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Zinc 0.31mg 2.77mg 22%
Sodium 529mg 12mg 22%
Carbs 11.17g 73.48g 21%
Protein 2.68g 12.48g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 1.108g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.285mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.318mg 14%
Calories 143kcal 354kcal 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Fats 8.2g 2.3g 9%
Potassium 254mg 452mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.295g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.282mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.482g 4%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Folate 7µg 19µg 3%
Vitamin A 32µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Calcium 19mg 33mg 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 0.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Barley
Barley
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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 FatsFats +256.5%
Contains more WaterWater +705.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +365.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +557.8%
Contains more OtherOther +17.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Barley
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 +740.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +237.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.3%

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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.