Lettuce vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lettuce and barley different?

Lettuce is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, barley is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, fiber, carbs, copper, iron, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for vitamin K for lettuce is 105% higher.

Lettuce, green leaf, 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.

Lettuce

Barley

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+227.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+108.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+69.2%
Contains more IronIron	+54.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+262.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+355.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1333.3%

~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.

Lettuce

Barley

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+15687.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+137.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+450.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.135mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	126.3µg	0.8µg	105%
Vitamin A	370µg	0µg	41%
Selenium	0.6µg	8.6µg	15%
Vitamin B3	0.375mg	2.063mg	11%
Vitamin C	9.2mg	0mg	10%
Fiber	1.3g	3.8g	10%
Carbs	2.87g	28.22g	8%
Copper	0.029mg	0.105mg	8%
Iron	0.86mg	1.33mg	6%
Zinc	0.18mg	0.82mg	6%
Folate	38µg	16µg	6%
Calories	15kcal	123kcal	5%
Phosphorus	29mg	54mg	4%
Calcium	36mg	11mg	3%
Potassium	194mg	93mg	3%
Protein	1.36g	2.26g	2%
Magnesium	13mg	22mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.115mg	2%
Sodium	28mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.01mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.083mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.062mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.082g	0.214g	1%
Fructose	0.43g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.1g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	110kcal	544kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	667g	81g	N/A
Fats	0.15g	0.44g	0%
Net carbs	1.57g	24.42g	N/A
Sugar	0.78g	0.28g	N/A
Manganese	0.25mg	0.259mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.134mg	0.135mg	0%
Choline	13.6mg	13.4mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.02g	0.093g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.006g	0.057g	0%
Tryptophan	0.009mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.059mg	0.077mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.084mg	0.083mg	0%
Leucine	0.079mg	0.154mg	0%
Lysine	0.084mg	0.084mg	0%
Methionine	0.016mg	0.043mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.055mg	0.127mg	0%
Valine	0.07mg	0.111mg	0%
Histidine	0.022mg	0.051mg	0%