Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Tomato Paste VS Pearled Barley

Weight per 500 calories

• Tomato Paste: 610g
• Pearled Barley: 407g

Cooked Pearled Barley has 1.5 times more energy per unit of mass than Canned Tomato Paste, which is average in comparison to other foods. Tomato Paste having average energy density.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Tomato Paste or Pearled Barley?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Tomato Paste	18%	4%	78%
Pearled Barley	7%	3%	90%

Macro Nutrients

	Tomato Paste	Pearled Barley	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	2.95% 2.87g	1.84% 1.8g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	1.9% 0.61g	1.2% 0.38g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	2.67% 0.043g	5.34% 0.085g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	5.45% 0.93g	4.6% 0.78g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	88.7% 115g	88.2% 115g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	102% 74.3g	1.57% 1.14g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	49.2% 35.7g	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	% 35g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 1.83g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	65.8% 25g	40.7% 15.4g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	47% 26.3g	16.4% 9.2g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Tomato Paste	Pearled Barley	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	51.5% 463μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	30.5% 0.37mg	28% 0.34mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	71.8% 0.93mg	19.4% 0.25mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	117% 18.8mg	52.4% 8.4mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	17.3% 0.87mg	11% 0.55mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	101% 1.3mg	36% 0.47mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	18.3% 73μg	16.3% 65μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	148% 134mg	0% 0mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	175% 26.2mg	0.27% 0.041mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	58% 69.5μg	2.7% 3.25μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Tomato Paste	Pearled Barley	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	22% 220mg	4.47% 44.7mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	247% 2.23mg	47.4% 0.43mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	227% 18mg	67.6% 5.4mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	61% 256mg	21.3% 89.4mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	80% 1.84mg	45.8% 1.05mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	72.3% 506mg	31.4% 220mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	182% 6183mg	11% 378mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	58.8% 32.3μg	63.6% 35μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	24% 360mg	0.81% 12mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	35% 3.84mg	30.3% 3.33mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	12% 448g	7.56% 280g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Tomato Paste VS Pearled Barley Nutrients Per 500 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Tomato Paste or Pearled Barley?

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Tomato Paste vs Pearled Barley:

• 500 calories of Tomato Paste have more Vitamin A, 3.7 times more Vitamin B2, 2.2 times more Vitamin B3, 1.6 times more Vitamin B5, 2.8 times more Vitamin B6, more Vitamin C, 645 times more Vitamin E and 21.4 times more Vitamin K than Pearled Barley.
• Both Tomato Paste and Pearled Barley provide similar amounts of Vitamin B1 and Vitamin B9 per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Pearled Barley have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin K
• Both Canned Tomato Paste as well as Cooked Pearled Barley have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 calories.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Tomato Paste vs Pearled Barley:

• 500 calories of Tomato Paste have 4.9 times more Calcium, 5.2 times more Copper, 3.4 times more Iron, 2.9 times more Magnesium, 1.7 times more Manganese, 2.3 times more Phosphorus, 16.4 times more Potassium, 29.5 times more Sodium and 1.6 times more Water than Pearled Barley.
• Both Tomato Paste and Pearled Barley contain similar levels of Selenium and Zinc per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Pearled Barley lack sufficient amounts of Calcium

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• 500 calories of Tomato Paste have 65.3 times more Sugars, 1.6 times more Fiber and 2.9 times more Protein than Pearled Barley.
• Both Tomato Paste and Pearled Barley offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 500 calories.
• Both Canned Tomato Paste as well as Cooked Pearled Barley provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 and Omega 6 in 500 calories.