Wheat vs. Barley flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat and barley flour different?

Barley flour has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, copper, iron, magnesium, selenium, and vitamin B2 than wheat.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for barley flour is 25% higher.
Wheat has a lower glycemic index (50) than barley flour (70).

Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked and Barley flour or meal 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.

Wheat

Barley flour

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+255.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+88.4%
Contains more IronIron	+52.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+65.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+101.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+18.2%

~equal in Zinc ~2mg

~equal in Manganese ~1.034mg

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.

Wheat

Barley flour

Contains more FolateFolate

+37.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+289.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+280%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+172%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+465.7%

~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			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	2.305mg	6.269mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.07mg	0.396mg	25%
Vitamin B1	0.095mg	0.37mg	23%
Fiber	4.3g	10.1g	23%
Phosphorus	147mg	296mg	21%
Carbs	27.6g	74.52g	16%
Copper	0.207mg	0.343mg	15%
Iron	1.76mg	2.68mg	12%
Calories	132kcal	345kcal	11%
Magnesium	48mg	96mg	11%
Selenium	31.9µg	37.7µg	11%
Protein	5.71g	10.5g	10%
Choline		37.8mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.03mg	0.114mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.243g	0.771g	4%
Potassium	164mg	309mg	4%
Vitamin B5		0.145mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.57mg	2%
Calcium	9mg	32mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.2µg	2%
Fats	0.83g	1.6g	1%
Zinc	1.84mg	2mg	1%
Folate	11µg	8µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.077g	0.335g	1%
Net carbs	23.3g	64.42g	N/A
Sugar	3.07g	0.8g	N/A
Sodium	8mg	4mg	0%
Manganese	1.03mg	1.034mg	0%
Trans fat	0.002g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.084g	0.205g	0%
Tryptophan	0.051mg	0.175mg	0%
Threonine	0.172mg	0.356mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.22mg	0.383mg	0%
Leucine	0.432mg	0.713mg	0%
Lysine	0.161mg	0.391mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0.202mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.589mg	0%
Valine	0.267mg	0.515mg	0%
Histidine	0.147mg	0.236mg	0%