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Garden cress vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garden cress and barley different?

  • Garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, potassium, manganese, and vitamin B6; however, barley is richer in selenium and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for garden cress is 451% higher.

Cress, garden, raw and Barley, pearled, cooked are the varieties used in this article.

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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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +72.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +636.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +551.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +113.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +256.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +855.6%
~equal in Iron ~1.33mg

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 230% 0% 115% 14% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60%
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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 +6900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +319.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +79.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +67637.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +106.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.083mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Barley DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 0.8µg 451%
Vitamin C 69mg 0mg 77%
Vitamin A 346µg 0µg 38%
Folate 80µg 16µg 16%
Potassium 606mg 93mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.062mg 15%
Selenium 0.9µg 8.6µg 14%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.259mg 13%
Fiber 1.1g 3.8g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.115mg 10%
Carbs 5.5g 28.22g 8%
Calcium 81mg 11mg 7%
Copper 0.17mg 0.105mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1mg 2.063mg 7%
Calories 32kcal 123kcal 5%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.82mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.01mg 5%
Magnesium 38mg 22mg 4%
Phosphorus 76mg 54mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.135mg 2%
Protein 2.6g 2.26g 1%
Choline 19.5mg 13.4mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 8.1g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 123kcal 544kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 81g N/A
Fats 0.7g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 4.4g 24.42g N/A
Iron 1.3mg 1.33mg 0%
Sugar 4.4g 0.28g N/A
Sodium 14mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.083mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.093g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.057g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.214g 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
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
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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 ProteinProtein +15%
Contains more FatsFats +59.1%
Contains more WaterWater +29.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +413.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
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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 -75.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +319.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.214g

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.