Barley flour vs Cooked couscous

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 28 g of barley flour or 89 g of cooked couscous. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in barley flour: manganese (4.4×), fiber (2.9×), copper (3×), niacin and magnesium (3.5×). More in cooked couscous: selenium (6.7×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Barley flour100 cal

28 g · 2.4 g protein · 21.7 g carbs · 0.69 g fat

Cooked couscous100 cal

89.3 g · 3.4 g protein · 20.7 g carbs (0.089 g sugars) · 0.14 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Selenium3.7 µg · 24.6 µg
    7%45%
  • Manganese0.33 mg · 0.075 mg
    14%3%
  • Fiber3.6 g · 1.3 g
    13%4%
  • Copper0.11 mg · 0.037 mg
    12%4%
  • Niacin (B3)1.7 mg · 0.88 mg
    10%5%
  • Magnesium24.6 mg · 7.1 mg
    6%2%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein2.4 g · 3.4 g5%·7%
  • Total fat0.69 g · 0.14 g1%·<1%
  • Carbohydrates21.7 g · 20.7 g8%·8%
  • Sodiumlimit5.7 mg · 4.5 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium103 mg · 51.8 mg2%·1%
  • Calcium10 mg · 7.1 mg1%·1%
  • Iron0.92 mg · 0.34 mg5%·2%
  • Phosphorus65.6 mg · 19.6 mg5%·2%
  • Zinc0.6 mg · 0.23 mg5%·2%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.063 mg · 0.056 mg5%·5%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.041 mg · 0.024 mg3%·2%
  • Vitamin B60.056 mg · 0.046 mg3%·3%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: saturated fat, cholesterol, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, pantothenic acid (B5), biotin (B7), folate, vitamin B12, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Barley flour (Foundation 2512376), Cooked couscous (SR Legacy 169700). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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