Chickpeas vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chickpeas and barley

Chickpeas have more folate, manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, and magnesium; however, barley is higher in vitamin B3 and selenium.
Chickpeas cover your daily need for folate, 39% more than barley.
Chickpeas have 4 times more manganese than barley. While chickpeas have 1.03mg of manganese, barley has only 0.259mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.

Chickpeas

Barley

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+118.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+345.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+212.9%
Contains more IronIron	+117.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+235.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+86.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+211.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+297.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+132.4%

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.

Chickpeas

Barley

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+3400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+39.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+111.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+975%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+292.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.062mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	172µg	16µg	39%
Manganese	1.03mg	0.259mg	34%
Copper	0.352mg	0.105mg	27%
Iron	2.89mg	1.33mg	20%
Phosphorus	168mg	54mg	16%
Fiber	7.6g	3.8g	15%
Protein	8.86g	2.26g	13%
Vitamin B3	0.526mg	2.063mg	10%
Selenium	3.7µg	8.6µg	9%
Magnesium	48mg	22mg	6%
Potassium	291mg	93mg	6%
Zinc	1.53mg	0.82mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.156g	0.214g	6%
Choline	42.8mg	13.4mg	5%
Calcium	49mg	11mg	4%
Fats	2.59g	0.44g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.116mg	0.083mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.286mg	0.135mg	3%
Vitamin K	4µg	0.8µg	3%
Calories	164kcal	123kcal	2%
Vitamin E	0.35mg	0.01mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.139mg	0.115mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.3mg	0mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.269g	0.093g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.583g	0.057g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	185kcal	544kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	61g	81g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.5	2.9	N/A
Net carbs	19.82g	24.42g	N/A
Carbs	27.42g	28.22g	0%
Sugar	4.8g	0.28g	N/A
Sodium	7mg	3mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.062mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.329mg	0.077mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.38mg	0.083mg	0%
Leucine	0.631mg	0.154mg	0%
Lysine	0.593mg	0.084mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.043mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.475mg	0.127mg	0%
Valine	0.372mg	0.111mg	0%
Histidine	0.244mg	0.051mg	0%