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Somen noodles vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between somen noodles and barley

  • Somen noodles has less vitamin B3, iron, copper, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B1 than barley.
  • Barley covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 12% more than somen noodles.
  • Somen noodles has 54 times more sodium than barley. While somen noodles has 161mg of sodium, barley has only 3mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Noodles, japanese, somen, cooked 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 1.4% 2.4% 2.6% 20% 8.3% 6% 12% 21% 33% 0%
Barley
Barley
9
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 +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +220.7%
Contains more IronIron +155.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +320%
Contains more ZincZinc +272.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
~equal in Manganese ~0.259mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 5% 7.6% 1.8% 10% 3% 0% 0% 1.5% 0%
Barley
Barley
8
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 B5Vitamin B5 +27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +315%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2026.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +784.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Somen noodles Barley DV% diff.
Selenium 8.6µg 16%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Vitamin B3 0.097mg 2.063mg 12%
Iron 0.52mg 1.33mg 10%
Copper 0.025mg 0.105mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.115mg 8%
Sodium 161mg 3mg 7%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.82mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.083mg 5%
Magnesium 2mg 22mg 5%
Phosphorus 27mg 54mg 4%
Folate 2µg 16µg 4%
Protein 4g 2.26g 3%
Potassium 29mg 93mg 2%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.062mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.172mg 0.135mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.214g 1%
Calories 131kcal 123kcal 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.44g 0%
Carbs 27.54g 28.22g 0%
Net carbs 27.54g 24.42g N/A
Calcium 8mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 0.28g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.251mg 0.259mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.093g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.051mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.106mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.155mg 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 0.274mg 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.194mg 0.127mg 0%
Valine 0.171mg 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 0.081mg 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 28% 68%
Protein: 4 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 27.54 g
Water: 67.91 g
Other: 0.37 g
Barley
Barley
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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 ProteinProtein +77%
Contains more OtherOther +32.1%
Contains more FatsFats +144.4%
~equal in Carbs ~28.22g
~equal in Water ~68.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Barley
Barley
2
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.093 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.057 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.214 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +171.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +193.2%

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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. Somen noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168909/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.