Chow mein vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chow mein and barley different?

Chow mein has more selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, and vitamin E than barley.
Daily need coverage for selenium for chow mein is 63% higher.
Chow mein contains 391 times more sodium than barley. While chow mein contains 1174mg of sodium, barley contains only 3mg.
Barley has a lower glycemic index (28) than chow mein (47).

Noodles, chinese, chow mein 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.

Chow mein

Barley

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+136.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+81.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29%
Contains more IronIron	+255.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+59%
Contains more ZincZinc	+70.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+198.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+400%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-99.7%

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.

Chow mein

Barley

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+22900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+596.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+579%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+188.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+294.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+75%
Contains more FolateFolate	+562.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.115mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	43µg	8.6µg	63%
Sodium	1174mg	3mg	51%
Iron	4.73mg	1.33mg	43%
Vitamin B1	0.578mg	0.083mg	41%
Vitamin B2	0.421mg	0.062mg	28%
Vitamin B3	5.95mg	2.063mg	24%
Fats	15.43g	0.44g	23%
Folate	106µg	16µg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	8.929g	0.057g	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.571g	0.214g	22%
Calories	475kcal	123kcal	18%
Carbs	72.8g	28.22g	15%
Phosphorus	161mg	54mg	15%
Vitamin E	2.3mg	0.01mg	15%
Protein	8.11g	2.26g	12%
Manganese		0.259mg	11%
Saturated fat	2.229g	0.093g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.533mg	0.135mg	8%
Magnesium	52mg	22mg	7%
Copper	0.167mg	0.105mg	7%
Zinc	1.4mg	0.82mg	5%
Calcium	20mg	11mg	1%
Potassium	120mg	93mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.4µg	0.8µg	1%
Choline	8.7mg	13.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.7g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	586kcal	544kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	81g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.6	2.9	N/A
Net carbs	69.1g	24.42g	N/A
Sugar	5.71g	0.28g	N/A
Fiber	3.7g	3.8g	0%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.115mg	0%
Trans fat	0.8g		N/A
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%