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Safflower vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between safflower and barley

  • Barley has less copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, folate, zinc, and iron.
  • Safflower covers your daily copper needs 139% more than barley.
  • Barley contains 14 times less vitamin B5 than safflower. Safflower contains 4.03mg of vitamin B5, while barley contains 0.282mg.
  • Barley has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 252% 23% 61% 184% 582% 138% 276% 0.39% 263% 0%
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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 +165.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +136.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52%
Contains more IronIron +36.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +250.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +143.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
~equal in Manganese ~1.943mg

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 0% 1% 0% 0% 291% 96% 43% 242% 270% 0% 0% 120% 0%
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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 AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1329.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +267.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +742.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +101.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Safflower Barley DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.223g 1.108g 181%
Copper 1.747mg 0.498mg 139%
Vitamin B5 4.03mg 0.282mg 75%
Fiber 17.3g 69%
Selenium 37.7µg 69%
Vitamin B6 1.17mg 0.318mg 66%
Fats 38.45g 2.3g 56%
Phosphorus 644mg 264mg 54%
Magnesium 353mg 133mg 52%
Vitamin B1 1.163mg 0.646mg 43%
Folate 160µg 19µg 35%
Zinc 5.05mg 2.77mg 21%
Iron 4.9mg 3.6mg 16%
Saturated fat 3.682g 0.482g 15%
Vitamin B3 2.284mg 4.604mg 15%
Carbs 34.29g 73.48g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.848g 0.295g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.415mg 0.285mg 10%
Calories 517kcal 354kcal 8%
Protein 16.18g 12.48g 7%
Potassium 687mg 452mg 7%
Calcium 78mg 33mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Manganese 2.014mg 1.943mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Net carbs 34.29g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 0.8g N/A
Sodium 3mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.183mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.586mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.717mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 1.154mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.534mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.806mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 1.025mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.452mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 38% 34% 6% 5%
Protein: 16.18 g
Fats: 38.45 g
Carbs: 34.29 g
Water: 5.62 g
Other: 5.46 g
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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 ProteinProtein +29.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1571.7%
Contains more OtherOther +137.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +114.3%
Contains more WaterWater +68%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 13% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.682 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.848 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.223 g
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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 +1543.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2447.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.9%

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. Safflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170558/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.