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Purslane vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between purslane and barley

  • Purslane has more vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, iron, and calcium; however, barley is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, and zinc.
  • Purslane covers your daily need for vitamin A, 26% more than barley.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Purslane, raw and Barley, pearled, cooked.

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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 49% 20% 44% 75% 38% 4.6% 19% 5.9% 40% 4.9%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 8.2% 50% 35% 22% 23% 0.39% 34% 47%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +209.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +490.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +431.2%
Contains more IronIron +49.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17%
Contains more ZincZinc +382.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +855.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.105mg

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 12% 26% 9% 2.2% 17% 0% 0% 9% 7%
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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% 0.2% 0% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +76.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +329.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~13.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Purslane Barley DV% diff.
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Selenium 0.9µg 8.6µg 14%
Potassium 494mg 93mg 12%
Magnesium 68mg 22mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 2.063mg 10%
Carbs 3.39g 28.22g 8%
Iron 1.99mg 1.33mg 8%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.82mg 6%
Calories 20kcal 123kcal 5%
Calcium 65mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.112mg 0.062mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.115mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 0.083mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0.135mg 2%
Manganese 0.303mg 0.259mg 2%
Sodium 45mg 3mg 2%
Phosphorus 44mg 54mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.214g 1%
Copper 0.113mg 0.105mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Folate 12µg 16µg 1%
Protein 2.03g 2.26g 0%
Fats 0.36g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 3.39g 24.42g N/A
Sugar 0.28g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Choline 12.8mg 13.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.093g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.127mg 0%
Valine 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 2.03 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 92.86 g
Other: 1.36 g
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2% 28% 69%
Protein: 2.26 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 68.8 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more WaterWater +35%
Contains more OtherOther +385.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.3%
Contains more FatsFats +22.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +732.4%

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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. Purslane - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169274/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170285/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.