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Barley flour vs. Wheat flours, bread, unenriched — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley flour and wheat flours, bread, unenriched different?

  • Barley flour has more vitamin B3, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, iron, copper, magnesium, manganese, and zinc than wheat flours, bread, unenriched.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for barley flour is 33% higher.
  • Barley flour contains 11 times more vitamin B6 than wheat flours, bread, unenriched. While barley flour contains 0.396mg of vitamin B6, wheat flours, bread, unenriched contains only 0.037mg.

Barley flour or meal and Wheat flours, bread, unenriched are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 69% 9.6% 27% 101% 114% 55% 127% 0.52% 135% 206%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 4.5% 8.8% 34% 61% 23% 42% 0.26% 103% 217%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +284%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +113.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +209%
Contains more IronIron +197.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +135.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +205.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Selenium ~39.7µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 11% 0% 93% 26% 118% 8.7% 91% 0% 5.5% 6%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 8% 0% 20% 14% 19% 26% 8.5% 0% 0.75% 25%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +362.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +526.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +970.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +202.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +312.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley flour Wheat flours, bread, unenriched DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 6.269mg 1mg 33%
Fiber 10.1g 2.4g 31%
Phosphorus 296mg 97mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.037mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.08mg 24%
Iron 2.68mg 0.9mg 22%
Copper 0.343mg 0.182mg 18%
Magnesium 96mg 25mg 17%
Manganese 1.034mg 0.792mg 11%
Zinc 2mg 0.85mg 10%
Potassium 309mg 100mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.438mg 6%
Folate 8µg 33µg 6%
Choline 37.8mg 10.4mg 5%
Selenium 37.7µg 39.7µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.06mg 4%
Protein 10.5g 11.98g 3%
Calcium 32mg 15mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0.3µg 2%
Calories 345kcal 361kcal 1%
Carbs 74.52g 72.53g 1%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.4mg 1%
Fats 1.6g 1.66g 0%
Net carbs 64.42g 70.13g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 0.31g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.335g 0.244g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.205g 0.14g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.771g 0.727g 0%
Tryptophan 0.175mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.356mg 0.32mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.383mg 0.444mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0.828mg 0%
Lysine 0.391mg 0.231mg 0%
Methionine 0.202mg 0.21mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.589mg 0.591mg 0%
Valine 0.515mg 0.502mg 0%
Histidine 0.236mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 75% 12%
Protein: 10.5 g
Fats: 1.6 g
Carbs: 74.52 g
Water: 12.11 g
Other: 1.27 g
12% 73% 13%
Protein: 11.98 g
Fats: 1.66 g
Carbs: 72.53 g
Water: 13.36 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more OtherOther +170.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.1%
Contains more WaterWater +10.3%
~equal in Fats ~1.66g
~equal in Carbs ~72.53g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.335 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.205 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.771 g
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.244 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.14 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.727 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.727g

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Barley flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169739/nutrients
  2. Wheat flours, bread, unenriched - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168913/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.