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Celery vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are celery and barley different?

  • Celery is higher in vitamin K and vitamin A; however, barley is richer in selenium, iron, vitamin B3, fiber, copper, manganese, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for celery is 24% higher.
  • Celery contains 64 times more vitamin A than barley. While celery contains 449 IU of vitamin A, barley contains only 7 IU.

Celery, raw and Barley, pearled, cooked 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.
Celery
Celery
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
Barley
Barley
8
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 +263.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +179.6%
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%

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.
Celery
Celery
6
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 10% 0% 7.3% 5.4% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27%
Barley
Barley
3
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 +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3562.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +295.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +544.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +55.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.062mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
Celery
2
3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
Barley
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 +38.7%
Contains more OtherOther +164.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +227.5%
Contains more FatsFats +158.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +850.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
Celery
1
27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Barley
Barley
2
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.093 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.057 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.214 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +78.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +170.9%

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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. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/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.