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.

Purslane

Barley

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.

Purslane

Barley

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 D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			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 B1	0.047mg	0.083mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.115mg	3%
Sodium	45mg	3mg	2%
Manganese	0.303mg	0.259mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.036mg	0.135mg	2%
Copper	0.113mg	0.105mg	1%
Phosphorus	44mg	54mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.8µg	1%
Folate	12µg	16µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.214g	1%
Protein	2.03g	2.26g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	99kcal	544kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	500g	81g	N/A
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%