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Butterbur vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between butterbur and barley

  • Butterbur has more vitamin C, potassium, and calcium; however, barley has more iron, selenium, vitamin B3, carbs, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Butterbur's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 35% more.
  • Butterbur has 9 times more calcium than barley. Butterbur has 103mg of calcium, while barley has 11mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Butterbur, (fuki), raw and Barley, pearled, cooked.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 31% 58% 3.8% 34% 4.4% 5.1% 0.91% 36% 4.9%
Barley
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 8.2% 50% 35% 22% 23% 0.39% 34% 47%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +836.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +604.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more IronIron +1230%
Contains more ZincZinc +412.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +855.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.105mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.259mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 105% 0% 1% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 1.9% 22% 0% 0% 7.5%
Barley
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 0.2% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +315%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +931.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +321.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterbur Barley DV% diff.
Vitamin C 31.5mg 0mg 35%
Potassium 655mg 93mg 17%
Iron 0.1mg 1.33mg 15%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Selenium 0.9µg 8.6µg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 2.063mg 12%
Calcium 103mg 11mg 9%
Carbs 3.61g 28.22g 8%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.82mg 6%
Phosphorus 12mg 54mg 6%
Calories 14kcal 123kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.083mg 5%
Protein 0.39g 2.26g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.062mg 3%
Magnesium 14mg 22mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.032mg 0.135mg 2%
Folate 10µg 16µg 2%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Fats 0.04g 0.44g 1%
Manganese 0.274mg 0.259mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.096mg 0.115mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.214g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.8g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 359kcal 544kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 714g 81g N/A
Net carbs 3.61g 24.42g N/A
Sugar 0.28g N/A
Copper 0.103mg 0.105mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.39 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 3.61 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 1.46 g
Barley
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2% 28% 69%
Protein: 2.26 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 68.8 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more WaterWater +37.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +479.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +681.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Butterbur - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170385/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170285/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.