Barley vs. Arugula — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between barley and arugula

Barley is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, fiber, and carbs, yet arugula is higher in vitamin K, folate, vitamin C, calcium, vitamin A, and potassium.
Arugula covers your daily vitamin K needs 90% more than barley.
Barley contains 29 times more selenium than arugula. While barley contains 8.6µg of selenium, arugula contains only 0.3µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Barley, pearled, cooked and Arugula, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Barley

Arugula

Contains more CopperCopper	+38.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+74.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2766.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+113.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1354.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+296.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+23.9%

~equal in Iron ~1.46mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~52mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Barley

Arugula

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+88.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+576.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+57.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+4200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+223.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+13475%
Contains more FolateFolate	+506.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0.8µg	108.6µg	90%
Folate	16µg	97µg	20%
Vitamin C	0mg	15mg	17%
Calcium	11mg	160mg	15%
Selenium	8.6µg	0.3µg	15%
Vitamin A	0µg	119µg	13%
Vitamin B3	2.063mg	0.305mg	11%
Fiber	3.8g	1.6g	9%
Carbs	28.22g	3.65g	8%
Potassium	93mg	369mg	8%
Magnesium	22mg	47mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.135mg	0.437mg	6%
Calories	123kcal	25kcal	5%
Copper	0.105mg	0.076mg	3%
Zinc	0.82mg	0.47mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	0.43mg	3%
Manganese	0.259mg	0.321mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.083mg	0.044mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	0.073mg	3%
Iron	1.33mg	1.46mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.062mg	0.086mg	2%
Protein	2.26g	2.58g	1%
Sodium	3mg	27mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.214g	0.319g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	544kcal	97kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	400g	N/A
Fats	0.44g	0.66g	0%
Net carbs	24.42g	2.05g	N/A
Sugar	0.28g	2.05g	N/A
Phosphorus	54mg	52mg	0%
Choline	13.4mg	15.3mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.093g	0.086g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.057g	0.049g	0%
Tryptophan	0.038mg		0%
Threonine	0.077mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.083mg		0%
Leucine	0.154mg		0%
Lysine	0.084mg		0%
Methionine	0.043mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.127mg		0%
Valine	0.111mg		0%
Histidine	0.051mg		0%