Basil vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between basil and barley

Basil has more vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, copper, iron, vitamin C, calcium, folate, and magnesium; however, barley is richer in selenium.
Basil covers your daily vitamin K needs 345% more than barley.
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 Basil, fresh and Barley, pearled, cooked.

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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.

Basil

Barley

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%

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

~equal in Zinc ~0.82mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~54mg

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.

Basil

Barley

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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