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Sunflower oil vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sunflower oil and barley different?

  • Sunflower oil is higher in vitamin E; however, barley is richer in manganese, fiber, selenium, copper, vitamin B1, iron, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin E for sunflower oil is 270% higher.
  • Sunflower oil contains 27 times more saturated fat than barley. While sunflower oil contains 13g of saturated fat, barley contains only 0.482g.
  • Sunflower oil has a lower glycemic index (0) than barley (28).

Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) and Barley, hulled are the varieties used in this article.

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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 822% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 0% 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% 0.33% 11% 0% 162% 66% 86% 17% 73% 0% 5.5% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7107%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +145.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~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 Sunflower oil Barley DV% diff.
Vitamin E 41.08mg 0.57mg 270%
Polyunsaturated fat 36.4g 1.108g 235%
Fats 100g 2.3g 150%
Monounsaturated fat 46.2g 0.295g 115%
Manganese 0mg 1.943mg 84%
Selenium 0µg 37.7µg 69%
Fiber 0g 17.3g 69%
Saturated fat 13g 0.482g 57%
Copper 0mg 0.498mg 55%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.646mg 54%
Iron 0mg 3.6mg 45%
Phosphorus 0mg 264mg 38%
Magnesium 0mg 133mg 32%
Vitamin B3 0mg 4.604mg 29%
Calories 884kcal 354kcal 27%
Zinc 0mg 2.77mg 25%
Protein 0g 12.48g 25%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.318mg 24%
Carbs 0g 73.48g 24%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.285mg 22%
Potassium 0mg 452mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.282mg 6%
Folate 0µg 19µg 5%
Calcium 0mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin K 5.4µg 2.2µg 3%
Sodium 0mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.8g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
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 FatsFats +4247.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 48% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 36.4 g
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15561%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3185.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%

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. Sunflower oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172328/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.