Barley vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between barley and basil

Barley has more selenium; however, basil is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, copper, iron, vitamin C, calcium, folate, and magnesium.
Basil covers your daily vitamin K needs 345% more than barley.
Basil has 29 times less selenium than barley. Barley has 8.6µg of selenium, while basil has 0.3µg.
Basil has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of basil is 70, while the glycemic index of barley is 28.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Barley, pearled, cooked and Basil, fresh.

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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.

Barley

Basil

Contains less SodiumSodium	-25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2766.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+190.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1509.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+217.2%
Contains more IronIron	+138.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+266.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+343.2%

~equal in Zinc ~0.81mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~56mg

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.

Barley

Basil

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+144.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+128.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+7900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+22.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+34.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+51750%
Contains more FolateFolate	+325%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0.8µg	414.8µg	345%
Manganese	0.259mg	1.148mg	39%
Copper	0.105mg	0.385mg	31%
Vitamin A	0µg	264µg	29%
Iron	1.33mg	3.17mg	23%
Vitamin C	0mg	18mg	20%
Calcium	11mg	177mg	17%
Selenium	8.6µg	0.3µg	15%
Folate	16µg	68µg	13%
Magnesium	22mg	64mg	10%
Carbs	28.22g	2.65g	9%
Fiber	3.8g	1.6g	9%
Vitamin B3	2.063mg	0.902mg	7%
Potassium	93mg	295mg	6%
Calories	123kcal	23kcal	5%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	0.8mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.083mg	0.034mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	0.155mg	3%
Protein	2.26g	3.15g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.062mg	0.076mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.135mg	0.209mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.214g	0.389g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	544kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	435g	N/A
Fats	0.44g	0.64g	0%
Net carbs	24.42g	1.05g	N/A
Sugar	0.28g	0.3g	N/A
Zinc	0.82mg	0.81mg	0%
Phosphorus	54mg	56mg	0%
Sodium	3mg	4mg	0%
Choline	13.4mg	11.4mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.093g	0.041g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.057g	0.088g	0%
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.039mg	0%
Threonine	0.077mg	0.104mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.083mg	0.104mg	0%
Leucine	0.154mg	0.191mg	0%
Lysine	0.084mg	0.11mg	0%
Methionine	0.043mg	0.036mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.127mg	0.13mg	0%
Valine	0.111mg	0.127mg	0%
Histidine	0.051mg	0.051mg	0%
Fructose		0.02g	0%