Chickpea flour (besan) vs. Barley flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chickpea flour (besan) and barley flour?

Chickpea flour (besan) is higher in folate, copper, protein, iron, manganese, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B1, yet barley flour is higher in selenium and vitamin B3.
Chickpea flour (besan)'s daily need coverage for folate is 107% more.
Chickpea flour (besan) has 3 times more potassium than barley flour. While chickpea flour (besan) has 846mg of potassium, barley flour has only 309mg.

We used Chickpea flour (besan) and Barley flour or meal types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chickpea flour (besan)

Barley flour

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+173.8%
Contains more IronIron	+81.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+165.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+54.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+354.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~296mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chickpea flour (besan)

Barley flour

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+45.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+317.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+24.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+313.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5362.5%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+255.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.114mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	437µg	8µg	107%
Copper	0.912mg	0.343mg	63%
Selenium	8.3µg	37.7µg	53%
Vitamin B3	1.762mg	6.269mg	28%
Iron	4.86mg	2.68mg	27%
Manganese	1.6mg	1.034mg	25%
Protein	22.39g	10.5g	24%
Magnesium	166mg	96mg	17%
Potassium	846mg	309mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.983g	0.771g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.486mg	0.37mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.606mg	0.145mg	9%
Fats	6.69g	1.6g	8%
Zinc	2.81mg	2mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.492mg	0.396mg	7%
Choline		37.8mg	7%
Carbs	57.82g	74.52g	6%
Vitamin K	9.1µg	2.2µg	6%
Fiber	10.8g	10.1g	3%
Phosphorus	318mg	296mg	3%
Sodium	64mg	4mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.504g	0.205g	3%
Calories	387kcal	345kcal	2%
Vitamin E	0.83mg	0.57mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.693g	0.335g	2%
Calcium	45mg	32mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.106mg	0.114mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.8g	3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	173kcal	329kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	29g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.5	2.9	N/A
Net carbs	47.02g	64.42g	N/A
Sugar	10.85g	0.8g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.175mg	0%
Threonine		0.356mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.383mg	0%
Leucine		0.713mg	0%
Lysine		0.391mg	0%
Methionine		0.202mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.589mg	0%
Valine		0.515mg	0%
Histidine		0.236mg	0%