Barley vs. Celery — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and celery different?

Barley is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B3, fiber, copper, manganese, zinc, and vitamin B1; however, celery is richer in vitamin K and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for vitamin K for celery is 24% higher.
Barley contains 22 times more selenium than celery. While barley contains 8.6µg of selenium, celery contains only 0.4µg.

Barley, pearled, cooked and Celery, raw are the varieties 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

Celery

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+565%
Contains more CopperCopper	+200%
Contains more ZincZinc	+530.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+125%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+151.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2050%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+263.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+179.6%

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

Celery

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+295.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+544.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+55.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+82.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3562.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+125%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.057mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0.8µg	29.3µg	24%
Selenium	8.6µg	0.4µg	15%
Iron	1.33mg	0.2mg	14%
Vitamin B3	2.063mg	0.32mg	11%
Fiber	3.8g	1.6g	9%
Carbs	28.22g	2.97g	8%
Copper	0.105mg	0.035mg	8%
Manganese	0.259mg	0.103mg	7%
Zinc	0.82mg	0.13mg	6%
Calories	123kcal	16kcal	5%
Potassium	93mg	260mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.083mg	0.021mg	5%
Folate	16µg	36µg	5%
Phosphorus	54mg	24mg	4%
Protein	2.26g	0.69g	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.1mg	3%
Magnesium	22mg	11mg	3%
Calcium	11mg	40mg	3%
Sodium	3mg	80mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	0.074mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	22µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	0.27mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.135mg	0.246mg	2%
Choline	13.4mg	6.1mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.214g	0.079g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	4.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	544kcal	232kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	625g	N/A
Fats	0.44g	0.17g	0%
Net carbs	24.42g	1.37g	N/A
Sugar	0.28g	1.34g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.062mg	0.057mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.093g	0.042g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.057g	0.032g	0%
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.009mg	0%
Threonine	0.077mg	0.02mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.083mg	0.021mg	0%
Leucine	0.154mg	0.032mg	0%
Lysine	0.084mg	0.027mg	0%
Methionine	0.043mg	0.005mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.127mg	0.02mg	0%
Valine	0.111mg	0.027mg	0%
Histidine	0.051mg	0.012mg	0%
Fructose		0.37g	0%