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Soybean meal vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between soybean meal and barley

  • Soybean meal is higher than barley in copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Soybean meal covers your daily copper needs 211% more than barley.
  • Soybean meal contains 27 times more potassium than barley. While soybean meal contains 2490mg of potassium, barley contains only 93mg.
  • The glycemic index of barley is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Soy meal, defatted, 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 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
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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 +1290.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2118.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2577.4%
Contains more IronIron +930.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1804.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +517.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1198.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1367.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +160.6%
~equal in Sodium ~3mg

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% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
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% 0.2% 0% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +732.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +304.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1363.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +394.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1793.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soybean meal Barley DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.105mg 211%
Iron 13.7mg 1.33mg 155%
Manganese 3.8mg 0.259mg 154%
Protein 49.2g 2.26g 94%
Phosphorus 701mg 54mg 92%
Folate 303µg 16µg 72%
Potassium 2490mg 93mg 71%
Magnesium 306mg 22mg 68%
Vitamin B1 0.691mg 0.083mg 51%
Zinc 5.06mg 0.82mg 39%
Vitamin B5 1.976mg 0.135mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.569mg 0.115mg 35%
Calcium 244mg 11mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.062mg 15%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Calories 337kcal 123kcal 11%
Selenium 3.3µg 8.6µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.045g 0.214g 6%
Vitamin B3 2.587mg 2.063mg 3%
Carbs 35.89g 28.22g 3%
Fats 2.39g 0.44g 3%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.268g 0.093g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.409g 0.057g 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 35.89g 24.42g N/A
Sugar 0.28g N/A
Sodium 3mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.653mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 1.952mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.18mg 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 3.66mg 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 2.991mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.606mg 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 2.346mg 0.127mg 0%
Valine 2.243mg 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 1.212mg 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
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 +2077%
Contains more FatsFats +443.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1892.9%
Contains more WaterWater +891.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Barley
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +617.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +388.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.3%

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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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/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.