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Wheat vs. Barley flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between wheat and barley flour?

  • Barley flour has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, zinc, vitamin B5, magnesium, iron, and folate than wheat .
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 94% higher.
  • Wheat has 6 times more vitamin B5 than barley flour. Wheat has 0.935mg of vitamin B5, while barley flour has 0.145mg.
  • Wheat has a lower glycemic index than barley flour.

We used Wheat, durum and Barley flour or meal types in this comparison.

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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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.5%
Contains more IronIron +31.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +108%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +191.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +137.1%
~equal in Calcium ~32mg

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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 11% 0% 93% 26% 118% 8.7% 91% 0% 5.5% 6% 21%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +544.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +437.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.114mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.269mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.396mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Barley flour DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 37.7µg 94%
Manganese 3.012mg 1.034mg 86%
Fiber 10.1g 40%
Phosphorus 508mg 296mg 30%
Copper 0.553mg 0.343mg 23%
Zinc 4.16mg 2mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.145mg 16%
Magnesium 144mg 96mg 11%
Iron 3.52mg 2.68mg 11%
Folate 43µg 8µg 9%
Choline 37.8mg 7%
Protein 13.68g 10.5g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.37mg 4%
Potassium 431mg 309mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 6.269mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.396mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.335g 1%
Carbs 71.13g 74.52g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.771g 1%
Fats 2.47g 1.6g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.114mg 1%
Calories 339kcal 345kcal 0%
Net carbs 71.13g 64.42g N/A
Calcium 34mg 32mg 0%
Sugar 0.8g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.205g 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.175mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.356mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.383mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.391mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.202mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.589mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.515mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.236mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
11% 75% 12%
Protein: 10.5 g
Fats: 1.6 g
Carbs: 74.52 g
Water: 12.11 g
Other: 1.27 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.3%
Contains more FatsFats +54.4%
Contains more OtherOther +40.2%
Contains more WaterWater +10.7%
~equal in Carbs ~74.52g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.335 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.205 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.771 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +67.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.2%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/nutrients
  2. Barley flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169739/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.