Barley flour vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between barley flour and barley?

Barley has less selenium, phosphorus, manganese, copper, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, protein, and magnesium than barley flour.
Barley flour's daily need coverage for selenium is 53% higher.
Barley flour has 5 times more phosphorus than barley. Barley flour has 296mg of phosphorus, while barley has 54mg.
Barley has a lower glycemic index than barley flour.

We used Barley flour or meal and Barley, pearled, cooked types in this comparison.

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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.

Barley flour

Barley

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+336.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+190.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+232.3%
Contains more IronIron	+101.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+226.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+143.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+448.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+299.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+338.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-25%

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.

Barley flour

Barley

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+5600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+345.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+83.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+203.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+244.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+175%

Contains more FolateFolate

+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.135mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	37.7µg	8.6µg	53%
Phosphorus	296mg	54mg	35%
Manganese	1.034mg	0.259mg	34%
Copper	0.343mg	0.105mg	26%
Vitamin B3	6.269mg	2.063mg	26%
Fiber	10.1g	3.8g	25%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.083mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.396mg	0.115mg	22%
Magnesium	96mg	22mg	18%
Iron	2.68mg	1.33mg	17%
Protein	10.5g	2.26g	16%
Carbs	74.52g	28.22g	15%
Calories	345kcal	123kcal	11%
Zinc	2mg	0.82mg	11%
Potassium	309mg	93mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.57mg	0.01mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.114mg	0.062mg	4%
Choline	37.8mg	13.4mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.771g	0.214g	4%
Fats	1.6g	0.44g	2%
Calcium	32mg	11mg	2%
Folate	8µg	16µg	2%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	0.8µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.335g	0.093g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	329kcal	544kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	81g	N/A
Net carbs	64.42g	24.42g	N/A
Sugar	0.8g	0.28g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	3mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.145mg	0.135mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.205g	0.057g	0%
Tryptophan	0.175mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.356mg	0.077mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.383mg	0.083mg	0%
Leucine	0.713mg	0.154mg	0%
Lysine	0.391mg	0.084mg	0%
Methionine	0.202mg	0.043mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.589mg	0.127mg	0%
Valine	0.515mg	0.111mg	0%
Histidine	0.236mg	0.051mg	0%