Millet flour vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between millet flour and barley

Barley has less copper, selenium, phosphorus, iron, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6 than millet flour.
Millet flour covers your daily need for copper, 48% more than barley.
Millet flour has 9 times more vitamin B5 than barley. While millet flour has 1.267mg of vitamin B5, barley has only 0.135mg.
The glycemic index of millet flour is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Millet flour and Barley, pearled, cooked.

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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.

Millet flour

Barley

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+440.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+140.9%
Contains more IronIron	+196.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+409.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+220.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+427.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+286.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+280.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-25%

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.

Millet flour

Barley

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+397.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+191.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+838.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+223.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+162.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.535mg	0.105mg	48%
Selenium	32.7µg	8.6µg	44%
Iron	3.94mg	1.33mg	33%
Phosphorus	285mg	54mg	33%
Manganese	1.002mg	0.259mg	32%
Starch	69.88g		29%
Vitamin B1	0.413mg	0.083mg	28%
Vitamin B3	6.02mg	2.063mg	25%
Magnesium	119mg	22mg	23%
Vitamin B5	1.267mg	0.135mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.372mg	0.115mg	20%
Protein	10.75g	2.26g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.618g	0.214g	16%
Carbs	75.12g	28.22g	16%
Zinc	2.63mg	0.82mg	16%
Calories	382kcal	123kcal	13%
Folate	42µg	16µg	7%
Fats	4.25g	0.44g	6%
Potassium	224mg	93mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.924g	0.057g	2%
Saturated fat	0.536g	0.093g	2%
Choline		13.4mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.01mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.062mg	1%
Fiber	3.5g	3.8g	1%
Net carbs	71.62g	24.42g	N/A
Calcium	14mg	11mg	0%
Sugar	1.66g	0.28g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	3mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.8µg	0.8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.002g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.17mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.354mg	0.077mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.473mg	0.083mg	0%
Leucine	1.537mg	0.154mg	0%
Lysine	0.144mg	0.084mg	0%
Methionine	0.319mg	0.043mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.675mg	0.127mg	0%
Valine	0.584mg	0.111mg	0%
Histidine	0.257mg	0.051mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.044g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.549g		N/A