Barley flour vs. Corn grain — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between barley flour and corn grain

Barley flour has more selenium, manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and fiber; however, corn grain has more vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for selenium for barley flour is 40% higher.
Corn grain has 5 times less calcium than barley flour. Barley flour has 32mg of calcium, while corn grain has 7mg.
Barley flour has a higher glycemic index than corn grain.

Food types used in this article are Barley flour or meal and Corn grain, yellow.

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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.

Barley flour

Corn grain

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+357.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+113.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+143.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+32.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+10.5%

~equal in Potassium ~287mg

~equal in Iron ~2.71mg

~equal in Copper ~0.314mg

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.

Barley flour

Corn grain

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+72.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+633.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+76.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+192.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+57.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+137.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.385mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	37.7µg	15.5µg	40%
Manganese	1.034mg	0.485mg	24%
Vitamin B3	6.269mg	3.627mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.396mg	0.622mg	17%
Phosphorus	296mg	210mg	12%
Fiber	10.1g	7.3g	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.771g	2.163g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.114mg	0.201mg	7%
Choline	37.8mg		7%
Magnesium	96mg	127mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.145mg	0.424mg	6%
Fats	1.6g	4.74g	5%
Folate	8µg	19µg	3%
Copper	0.343mg	0.314mg	3%
Calcium	32mg	7mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.205g	1.251g	3%
Saturated fat	0.335g	0.667g	2%
Zinc	2mg	2.21mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	0.3µg	2%
Protein	10.5g	9.42g	2%
Calories	345kcal	365kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.385mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.57mg	0.49mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	11µg	1%
Sodium	4mg	35mg	1%
Potassium	309mg	287mg	1%
Carbs	74.52g	74.26g	0%
Net carbs	64.42g	66.96g	N/A
Iron	2.68mg	2.71mg	0%
Sugar	0.8g	0.64g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.175mg	0.067mg	0%
Threonine	0.356mg	0.354mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.383mg	0.337mg	0%
Leucine	0.713mg	1.155mg	0%
Lysine	0.391mg	0.265mg	0%
Methionine	0.202mg	0.197mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.589mg	0.463mg	0%
Valine	0.515mg	0.477mg	0%
Histidine	0.236mg	0.287mg	0%