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Tomato vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tomatoes and barley

  • Tomatoes have less manganese, selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, and zinc than barley.
  • Barley covers your daily need for manganese, 80% more than tomatoes.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 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.
Tomato
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Barley
9
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 -58.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1109.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +230%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.7%
Contains more IronIron +1233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +744.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1529.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1604.4%
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.
Tomato
4
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Barley
6
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 +4100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +259.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1645.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +675.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +216.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +297.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.57mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.114mg 1.943mg 80%
Selenium 0µg 37.7µg 69%
Fiber 1.2g 17.3g 64%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.646mg 51%
Copper 0.059mg 0.498mg 49%
Iron 0.27mg 3.6mg 42%
Phosphorus 24mg 264mg 34%
Magnesium 11mg 133mg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 4.604mg 25%
Zinc 0.17mg 2.77mg 24%
Carbs 3.89g 73.48g 23%
Protein 0.88g 12.48g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.285mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.318mg 18%
Calories 18kcal 354kcal 17%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 0mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 1.108g 7%
Potassium 237mg 452mg 6%
Vitamin A 42µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 2.2µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.282mg 4%
Fats 0.2g 2.3g 3%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.482g 2%
Calcium 10mg 33mg 2%
Folate 15µg 19µg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.295g 1%
Net carbs 2.69g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 2.63g 0.8g N/A
Sodium 5mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.57mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Barley
4
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 +901.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1318.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1050%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1788.9%
Contains more OtherOther +351%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Barley
2
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 -94.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +851.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1234.9%

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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.