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Tarragon vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tarragon and barley

  • Tarragon has more iron, manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B2, potassium, folate, and vitamin C; however, barley is higher in selenium.
  • Tarragon covers your daily iron needs 359% more than barley.
  • The glycemic index of barley is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, tarragon, 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 248% 342% 266% 1211% 226% 106% 134% 8.1% 1039% 24%
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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 +160.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3351.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +568.1%
Contains more IronIron +797.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +40.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +310%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +756.8%

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 167% 70% 0% 0% 63% 309% 168% 0% 556% 0% 0% 206% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +369.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +657.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1342.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +157.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tarragon Barley DV% diff.
Iron 32.3mg 3.6mg 359%
Manganese 7.967mg 1.943mg 262%
Vitamin B6 2.41mg 0.318mg 161%
Calcium 1139mg 33mg 111%
Vitamin B2 1.339mg 0.285mg 81%
Potassium 3020mg 452mg 76%
Folate 274µg 19µg 64%
Selenium 4.4µg 37.7µg 61%
Vitamin C 50mg 0mg 56%
Magnesium 347mg 133mg 51%
Fiber 7.4g 17.3g 40%
Vitamin B1 0.251mg 0.646mg 33%
Vitamin B3 8.95mg 4.604mg 27%
Vitamin A 210µg 1µg 23%
Protein 22.77g 12.48g 21%
Copper 0.677mg 0.498mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.698g 1.108g 17%
Zinc 3.9mg 2.77mg 10%
Carbs 50.22g 73.48g 8%
Fats 7.24g 2.3g 8%
Phosphorus 313mg 264mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.881g 0.482g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Calories 295kcal 354kcal 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Sodium 62mg 12mg 2%
Net carbs 42.82g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 0.8g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.474g 0.295g 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 7% 50% 8% 12%
Protein: 22.77 g
Fats: 7.24 g
Carbs: 50.22 g
Water: 7.74 g
Other: 12.03 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 +82.5%
Contains more FatsFats +214.8%
Contains more OtherOther +423%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.3%
Contains more WaterWater +22%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 8% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.881 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.698 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 +60.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +233.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.4%

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. Tarragon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170937/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.