Barley vs. Cardoon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and cardoon different?

Barley is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, fiber, iron, and zinc, while cardoon is higher in copper, folate, potassium, and calcium.
Barley covers your daily need for selenium, 15% more than cardoon.
Barley contains 7 times more vitamin B3 than cardoon. Barley contains 2.063mg of vitamin B3, while cardoon contains 0.3mg.
Barley is lower in sodium.

Barley, pearled, cooked and Cardoon, raw types were used in this article.

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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

Cardoon

Contains more IronIron	+90%
Contains more ZincZinc	+382.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+134.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+4200%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+90.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+536.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+330.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+120%

~equal in Manganese ~0.256mg

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

Cardoon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+315%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+587.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+150.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+325%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.116mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	8.6µg	0.2µg	15%
Copper	0.105mg	0.231mg	14%
Folate	16µg	68µg	13%
Vitamin B3	2.063mg	0.3mg	11%
Potassium	93mg	400mg	9%
Fiber	3.8g	1.6g	9%
Carbs	28.22g	4.07g	8%
Iron	1.33mg	0.7mg	8%
Sodium	3mg	170mg	7%
Calcium	11mg	70mg	6%
Zinc	0.82mg	0.17mg	6%
Calories	123kcal	17kcal	5%
Magnesium	22mg	42mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.083mg	0.02mg	5%
Phosphorus	54mg	23mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.135mg	0.338mg	4%
Protein	2.26g	0.7g	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.062mg	0.03mg	2%
Choline	13.4mg		2%
Fats	0.44g	0.1g	1%
Vitamin K	0.8µg		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.214g	0.041g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	4.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	544kcal	243kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	588g	N/A
Net carbs	24.42g	2.47g	N/A
Sugar	0.28g		N/A
Vitamin E	0.01mg		0%
Manganese	0.259mg	0.256mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	0.116mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.093g	0.011g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.057g	0.018g	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%