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

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The main differences between corn grain and barley flour

Corn grain has more vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5; however, barley flour has more selenium, manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and fiber.
Daily need coverage for selenium for barley flour is 40% higher.
Barley flour has 3 times less vitamin B5 than corn grain. Corn grain has 0.424mg of vitamin B5, while barley flour has 0.145mg.
Barley flour has a higher glycemic index than corn grain.

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

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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.

Corn grain

Barley flour

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+32.3%

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

~equal in Potassium ~309mg

~equal in Iron ~2.68mg

~equal in Copper ~0.343mg

~equal in Zinc ~2mg

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.

Corn grain

Barley flour

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.37mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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