Barley vs. Purslane — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between barley and purslane

Barley has more selenium, vitamin B3, and zinc; however, purslane is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, iron, and calcium.
Purslane covers your daily need for vitamin A, 26% more than barley.
Barley has 10 times more selenium than purslane. While barley has 8.6µg of selenium, purslane has only 0.9µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Barley, pearled, cooked and Purslane, raw.

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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

Purslane

Contains more ZincZinc	+382.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+855.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+209.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+490.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+431.2%
Contains more IronIron	+49.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+17%

~equal in Copper ~0.113mg

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

Purslane

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+76.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+329.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+57.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+80.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	0mg	21mg	23%
Fiber	3.8g		15%
Selenium	8.6µg	0.9µg	14%
Potassium	93mg	494mg	12%
Magnesium	22mg	68mg	11%
Vitamin B3	2.063mg	0.48mg	10%
Carbs	28.22g	3.39g	8%
Iron	1.33mg	1.99mg	8%
Zinc	0.82mg	0.17mg	6%
Calories	123kcal	20kcal	5%
Calcium	11mg	65mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.062mg	0.112mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.083mg	0.047mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	0.073mg	3%
Sodium	3mg	45mg	2%
Manganese	0.259mg	0.303mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.135mg	0.036mg	2%
Copper	0.105mg	0.113mg	1%
Phosphorus	54mg	44mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.8µg		1%
Folate	16µg	12µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.214g		1%
Protein	2.26g	2.03g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	544kcal	99kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	500g	N/A
Fats	0.44g	0.36g	0%
Net carbs	24.42g	3.39g	N/A
Sugar	0.28g		N/A
Vitamin E	0.01mg		0%
Choline	13.4mg	12.8mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.093g		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.057g		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%