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Cinnamon vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cinnamon and barley

  • Cinnamon has more manganese, fiber, calcium, iron, and vitamin K; however, barley has more selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for cinnamon is 675% higher.
  • Barley has 30 times less calcium than cinnamon. Cinnamon has 1002mg of calcium, while barley has 33mg.

Food types used in this article are Spices, cinnamon, ground 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 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
Barley
Barley
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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 CalciumCalcium +2936.4%
Contains more IronIron +131.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +798.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +121.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +312.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1116.1%
~equal in Potassium ~452mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 13% 0% 5% 46% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5%
Barley
Barley
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0.33% 11% 162% 66% 86% 17% 73% 0% 5.5% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +307%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1318.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2836.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +595.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +245.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +101.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cinnamon Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 17.466mg 1.943mg 675%
Fiber 53.1g 17.3g 143%
Calcium 1002mg 33mg 97%
Selenium 3.1µg 37.7µg 63%
Iron 8.32mg 3.6mg 59%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.646mg 52%
Phosphorus 64mg 264mg 29%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 2.2µg 24%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 4.604mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.285mg 19%
Copper 0.339mg 0.498mg 18%
Protein 3.99g 12.48g 17%
Magnesium 60mg 133mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.57mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.318mg 12%
Zinc 1.83mg 2.77mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 1.108g 7%
Calories 247kcal 354kcal 5%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 0mg 4%
Folate 6µg 19µg 3%
Fats 1.24g 2.3g 2%
Carbs 80.59g 73.48g 2%
Vitamin A 15µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 0.282mg 2%
Choline 11mg 2%
Potassium 431mg 452mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.345g 0.482g 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.6g 3.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 619kcal 284kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 40g 28g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.91 2.9 N/A
Net carbs 27.49g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 2.17g 0.8g N/A
Sodium 10mg 12mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 0.295g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0.281mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
Barley
Barley
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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 WaterWater +12.1%
Contains more OtherOther +56.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +212.8%
Contains more FatsFats +85.5%
~equal in Carbs ~73.48g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 g
Barley
Barley
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -28.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1529.4%

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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/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.