Barley flour vs Cooked couscous

In short

One serving each: 357 calories in barley flour (100 g), 176 calories in cooked couscous (1 cup, cooked, 157 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in barley flour: manganese (9×), fiber (5.8×), copper (6.1×), niacin (3.8×) and 10 more. More in cooked couscous: selenium (3.3×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Barley flour357 cal

100 g · 8.7 g protein · 77.4 g carbs · 2.5 g fat

Cooked couscous176 cal

1 cup, cooked (157 g) · 6 g protein · 36.5 g carbs (0.16 g sugars) · 0.25 g fat

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Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Selenium24% vs 78%

    13.1 µg vs 43.2 µg

  • Manganese51% vs 6%

    1.2 mg vs 0.13 mg

  • Fiber46% vs 8%

    12.8 g vs 2.2 g

  • Copper44% vs 7%

    0.39 mg vs 0.064 mg

  • Niacin (B3)37% vs 10%

    5.9 mg vs 1.5 mg

  • Magnesium21% vs 3%

    88 mg vs 12.6 mg

  • Phosphorus19% vs 3%

    234 mg vs 34.5 mg

  • Zinc19% vs 4%

    2.1 mg vs 0.41 mg

  • Iron18% vs 3%

    3.3 mg vs 0.6 mg

  • Carbohydrates28% vs 13%

    77.4 g vs 36.5 g

  • Thiamin (B1)19% vs 8%

    0.23 mg vs 0.099 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)11% vs 3%

    0.15 mg vs 0.042 mg

  • Vitamin B612% vs 5%

    0.2 mg vs 0.08 mg

  • Potassium8% vs 2%

    367 mg vs 91.1 mg

  • Protein17% vs 12%

    8.7 g vs 6 g

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Total fat2.5 g · 0.25 g3%·<1%
  • Sodiumlimit20.3 mg · 7.8 mg1%·<1%
  • Calcium35.6 mg · 12.6 mg3%·1%

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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