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Tuna salad vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tuna salad and barley

  • Tuna salad has more vitamin B12; however, barley has more manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, iron, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for manganese is 83% more.
  • Barley is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, tuna salad 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 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.9%
Contains more IronIron +260%
Contains more CopperCopper +243.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +394.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4757.5%
~equal in Selenium ~37.7µg

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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1983.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +307.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +292.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.282mg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.04mg 1.943mg 83%
Fiber 0g 17.3g 69%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.646mg 51%
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 0µg 50%
Copper 0.145mg 0.498mg 39%
Iron 1mg 3.6mg 33%
Magnesium 19mg 133mg 27%
Carbs 9.41g 73.48g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 1.108g 20%
Zinc 0.56mg 2.77mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.318mg 18%
Sodium 402mg 12mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.285mg 17%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 4.604mg 13%
Phosphorus 178mg 264mg 12%
Fats 9.26g 2.3g 11%
Calories 187kcal 354kcal 8%
Potassium 178mg 452mg 8%
Protein 16.04g 12.48g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 0.295g 6%
Selenium 41.2µg 37.7µg 6%
Saturated fat 1.544g 0.482g 5%
Cholesterol 13mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Folate 8µg 19µg 3%
Vitamin A 24µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Calcium 17mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 9.41g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 0.8g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.282mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0.281mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.055g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 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 ProteinProtein +28.5%
Contains more FatsFats +302.6%
Contains more WaterWater +569.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +680.9%
~equal in Other ~2.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 34% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.544 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.122 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 +878.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +272%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.8%

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. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/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.