Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
barley
versus
raw pork
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in barley and raw pork:
Both raw pork and barley are high in calories. Barley has 34% more calories than raw pork - raw pork has 263 calories per 100 grams and barley has 352 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, barley is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to raw pork per calorie. Barley has a macronutrient ratio of 11:86:3 and for raw pork, 26:0:74 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Barley | Raw Pork | |
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Protein | 11% | 26% |
Carbohydrates | 86% | ~ |
Fat | 3% | 74% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Barley is high in carbohydrates and raw pork has less carbohydrates than barley - barley has 77.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and raw pork does not contain significant amounts.
Barley is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than raw pork - barley has 15.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and raw pork does not contain significant amounts.
Barley and raw pork contain similar amounts of sugar - barley has 0.8g of sugar per 100 grams and raw pork does not contain significant amounts.
Both raw pork and barley are high in protein. Raw pork has 70% more protein than barley - raw pork has 16.9g of protein per 100 grams and barley has 9.9g of protein.
Raw pork is high in saturated fat and barley has 97% less saturated fat than raw pork - raw pork has 7.9g of saturated fat per 100 grams and barley has 0.24g of saturated fat.
Barley has less cholesterol than raw pork - raw pork has 72mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and barley does not contain significant amounts.
Raw pork has more Vitamin C than barley - raw pork has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and barley does not contain significant amounts.
Raw pork and barley contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - raw pork has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and barley has 1ug of Vitamin A.
Barley and raw pork contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - barley has 0.02mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and raw pork does not contain significant amounts.
Barley and raw pork contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - barley has 2.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and raw pork does not contain significant amounts.
Raw pork has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12, however, barley contains more folate. Both barley and raw pork contain significant amounts of niacin and Vitamin B6.
Barley | Raw Pork | |
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Thiamin | 0.191 MG | 0.732 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.114 MG | 0.235 MG |
Niacin | 4.604 MG | 4.338 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.282 MG | 0.668 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.26 MG | 0.383 MG |
Folate | 23 UG | 5 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.7 UG |
Barley has 107% more calcium than raw pork - raw pork has 14mg of calcium per 100 grams and barley has 29mg of calcium.
Barley is a great source of iron and it has 184% more iron than raw pork - raw pork has 0.88mg of iron per 100 grams and barley has 2.5mg of iron.
Both raw pork and barley are high in potassium. Raw pork is very similar to barley for potassium - raw pork has 287mg of potassium per 100 grams and barley has 280mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both barley and raw pork contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Barley | Raw Pork | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.055 G | 0.07 G |
Total | 0.055 G | 0.07 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, raw pork has more linoleic acid than barley per 100 grams.
Barley | Raw Pork | |
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linoleic acid | 0.505 G | 1.67 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.08 G |
Total | 0.505 G | 1.75 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
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