Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
barley
versus
egg yolk
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in barley and egg yolk:
Both barley and egg yolk are high in calories. Barley has a little more calories (9%) than egg yolk by weight - barley has 352 calories per 100 grams and egg yolk has 322 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, barley is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to egg yolk per calorie. Barley has a macronutrient ratio of 11:86:3 and for egg yolk, 20:5:75 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Barley | Egg Yolk | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 11% | 20% |
Carbohydrates | 86% | 5% |
Fat | 3% | 75% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Barley is high in carbohydrates and egg yolk has 95% less carbohydrates than barley - barley has 77.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and egg yolk has 3.6g of carbohydrates.
Barley is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than egg yolk - barley has 15.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and egg yolk does not contain significant amounts.
Barley and egg yolk contain similar amounts of sugar - barley has 0.8g of sugar per 100 grams and egg yolk has 0.56g of sugar.
Both barley and egg yolk are high in protein. Egg yolk has 60% more protein than barley - barley has 9.9g of protein per 100 grams and egg yolk has 15.9g of protein.
Egg yolk is high in saturated fat and barley has 97% less saturated fat than egg yolk - barley has 0.24g of saturated fat per 100 grams and egg yolk has 9.6g of saturated fat.
Egg yolk is high in cholesterol and barley has less cholesterol than egg yolk - egg yolk has 1085mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and barley does not contain significant amounts.
Egg yolk is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 380 times more Vitamin A than barley - barley has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and egg yolk has 381ug of Vitamin A.
Egg yolk is an excellent source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than barley - egg yolk has 218iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and barley does not contain significant amounts.
Egg yolk has 128 times more Vitamin E than barley - barley has 0.02mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and egg yolk has 2.6mg of Vitamin E.
Barley and egg yolk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - barley has 2.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and egg yolk has 0.7ug of Vitamin K.
Egg yolk has more riboflavin, pantothenic acid, folate and Vitamin B12, however, barley contains more niacin. Both barley and egg yolk contain significant amounts of thiamin and Vitamin B6.
Barley | Egg Yolk | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.191 MG | 0.176 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.114 MG | 0.528 MG |
Niacin | 4.604 MG | 0.024 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.282 MG | 2.99 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.26 MG | 0.35 MG |
Folate | 23 UG | 146 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 1.95 UG |
Egg yolk is an excellent source of calcium and it has 345% more calcium than barley - barley has 29mg of calcium per 100 grams and egg yolk has 129mg of calcium.
Both barley and egg yolk are high in iron. Barley is very similar to barley for iron - barley has 2.5mg of iron per 100 grams and egg yolk has 2.7mg of iron.
Barley is a great source of potassium and it has 157% more potassium than egg yolk - barley has 280mg of potassium per 100 grams and egg yolk has 109mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
Barley | Egg Yolk | |
---|---|---|
beta-carotene | 13 UG | 88 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 160 UG | 1094 UG |
alpha-carotene | ~ | 38 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, egg yolk has more DHA and EPA than barley per 100 grams. Both barley and egg yolk contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Barley | Egg Yolk | |
---|---|---|
alpha linoleic acid | 0.055 G | 0.103 G |
DHA | ~ | 0.114 G |
EPA | ~ | 0.011 G |
Total | 0.055 G | 0.228 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, egg yolk has more linoleic acid than barley per 100 grams.
Barley | Egg Yolk | |
---|---|---|
linoleic acid | 0.505 G | 3.538 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.438 G |
Total | 0.505 G | 3.976 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Barley or Egg Yolk .
Barley 100g
(
100 g
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Egg Yolk 100g
(
100 g
)
|
|||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
352KCAL 18% |
|
9% | calories | 5% |
|
322KCAL 16% | |
78G 31% |
|
>999% | carbohydrates | 5% |
|
3.6G 1% | |
16G 62% |
|
>999% | dietary fiber | 5% |
|
||
0.8G | 43% | sugar | 5% | 0.56G | |||
1.2G 2% |
|
5% | total fat | >999% |
|
27G 42% | |
0.24G 1% |
|
5% | saturated fat | >999% |
|
9.6G 53% | |
0.15G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | >999% | 12G | |||
0.56G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 650% | 4.2G | |||
5% | cholesterol | >999% | 1085MG | ||||
9MG 1% |
|
5% | sodium | 433% |
|
48MG 3% | |
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
1UG 0.1% |
|
5% | Vitamin A | >999% |
|
381UG 54% | |
|
5% | Vitamin D | >999% |
|
218IU 44% | ||
29MG 3% |
|
5% | calcium | 345% |
|
129MG 13% | |
2.5MG 14% |
|
5% | iron | 8% |
|
2.7MG 15% | |
79MG 26% |
|
>999% | magnesium | 5% |
|
5MG 2% | |
280MG 12% |
|
157% | potassium | 5% |
|
109MG 5% | |
0.19MG 17% |
|
6% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
|
0.18MG 16% | |
0.11MG 10% |
|
5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 381% |
|
0.53MG 48% | |
4.6MG 33% |
|
>999% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
|
0.02MG 0.2% | |
0.26MG 20% |
|
5% | Vitamin B6 | 35% |
|
0.35MG 27% | |
0.28MG 6% |
|
5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 971% |
|
3MG 60% | |
23UG 6% |
|
5% | folate (Vit B9) | 535% |
|
146UG 37% | |
|
5% | Vitamin B12 | >999% |
|
2UG 81% | ||
0.02MG 0.1% |
|
5% | Vitamin E | >999% |
|
2.6MG 17% | |
2.2UG 2% |
|
214% | Vitamin K | 5% |
|
0.7UG 1% | |
9.9G 20% |
|
5% | protein | 62% |
|
16G 32% | |
38MG 9% |
|
5% | choline | >999% |
|
820MG 193% | |
0.42MG 35% |
|
424% | copper | 5% |
|
0.08MG 6% | |
1.3MG 73% |
|
>999% | manganese | 5% |
|
0.06MG 3% | |
221MG 32% |
|
5% | phosphorus | 76% |
|
390MG 56% | |
38UG 69% |
|
5% | selenium | 47% |
|
56UG 102% | |
2.1MG 27% |
|
5% | zinc | 10% |
|
2.3MG 29% | |
10G | 5% | Water | 420% | 52G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, fluoride, iodine, molybdenum, Vitamin C, biotin (Vit B7), trans fat. |