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Flour vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between flour and barley?

  • Flour is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, manganese, phosphorus, and vitamin B5, yet barley is higher in vitamin B6.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 59% more.
  • Flour has 11 times more folate than barley. While flour has 183µg of folate, barley has only 16µg.
  • The glycemic index of barley is lower.

We used Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Barley, pearled, cooked types 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.
Flour
Flour
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Barley
Barley
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 8.2% 50% 35% 22% 23% 0.39% 34% 47%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.1%
Contains more IronIron +248.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +163.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +294.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

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.
Flour
Flour
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 1.2% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137%
Barley
Barley
2
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0.2% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +845.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +696.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +186.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +224.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1043.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +161.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flour Barley DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 0.083mg 59%
Selenium 33.9µg 8.6µg 46%
Folate 183µg 16µg 42%
Iron 4.64mg 1.33mg 41%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 0.062mg 33%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 2.063mg 24%
Manganese 0.682mg 0.259mg 18%
Protein 10.33g 2.26g 16%
Carbs 76.31g 28.22g 16%
Calories 364kcal 123kcal 12%
Phosphorus 108mg 54mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0.135mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.115mg 5%
Fiber 2.7g 3.8g 4%
Copper 0.144mg 0.105mg 4%
Fats 0.98g 0.44g 1%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.82mg 1%
Choline 10.4mg 13.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 0.214g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.8g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 352kcal 544kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 27g 81g N/A
Net carbs 73.61g 24.42g N/A
Magnesium 22mg 22mg 0%
Calcium 15mg 11mg 0%
Potassium 107mg 93mg 0%
Sugar 0.27g 0.28g N/A
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.155g 0.093g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.127mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
Flour
4
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Barley
Barley
1
2% 28% 69%
Protein: 2.26 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 68.8 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +357.1%
Contains more FatsFats +122.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +170.4%
Contains more OtherOther +64.3%
Contains more WaterWater +477.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
Flour
2
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Barley
Barley
1
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.093 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.057 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.214 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +52.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +93%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170285/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.