Oregano vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between oregano and barley

Barley has less vitamin K, iron, manganese, calcium, fiber, vitamin E, vitamin B6, magnesium, copper, and folate than oregano.
Oregano covers your daily need for vitamin K, 517% more than barley.
Oregano has 1826 times more vitamin E than barley. While oregano has 18.26mg of vitamin E, barley has only 0.01mg.
The glycemic index of barley is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, oregano, dried 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.

Oregano

Barley

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1127.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14418.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1254.8%
Contains more IronIron	+2666.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+502.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+228%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+174.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1826.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-88%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.1%

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.

Oregano

Barley

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+182500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+751.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+124.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+582.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+807.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+77612.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1381.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	621.7µg	0.8µg	517%
Iron	36.8mg	1.33mg	443%
Manganese	4.99mg	0.259mg	206%
Calcium	1597mg	11mg	159%
Fiber	42.5g	3.8g	155%
Vitamin E	18.26mg	0.01mg	122%
Vitamin B6	1.044mg	0.115mg	71%
Magnesium	270mg	22mg	59%
Copper	0.633mg	0.105mg	59%
Folate	237µg	16µg	55%
Vitamin B2	0.528mg	0.062mg	36%
Potassium	1260mg	93mg	34%
Zinc	2.69mg	0.82mg	17%
Vitamin B3	4.64mg	2.063mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.921mg	0.135mg	16%
Carbs	68.92g	28.22g	14%
Protein	9g	2.26g	13%
Phosphorus	148mg	54mg	13%
Vitamin A	85µg	0µg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.177mg	0.083mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.369g	0.214g	8%
Calories	265kcal	123kcal	7%
Selenium	4.5µg	8.6µg	7%
Saturated fat	1.551g	0.093g	7%
Fats	4.28g	0.44g	6%
Vitamin C	2.3mg	0mg	3%
Choline	32.3mg	13.4mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.716g	0.057g	2%
Sodium	25mg	3mg	1%
Fructose	1.13g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.4g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	294kcal	544kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	81g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.3	2.9	N/A
Net carbs	26.42g	24.42g	N/A
Sugar	4.09g	0.28g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.203mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.322mg	0.077mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.441mg	0.083mg	0%
Leucine	0.78mg	0.154mg	0%
Lysine	0.5mg	0.084mg	0%
Methionine	0.127mg	0.043mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.127mg	0%
Valine	0.585mg	0.111mg	0%
Histidine	0.144mg	0.051mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.621g		N/A