Barley flour vs Dry couscous

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 28 g of barley flour or 27 g of dry couscous. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in barley flour: fiber (2.7×), manganese, copper and niacin. 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

Dry couscous100 cal

26.6 g · 3.4 g protein · 20.6 g carbs · 0.17 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Fiber13% vs 5%

    3.6 g vs 1.3 g

  • Manganese14% vs 9%

    0.33 mg vs 0.21 mg

  • Copper12% vs 7%

    0.11 mg vs 0.066 mg

  • Niacin (B3)10% vs 6%

    1.7 mg vs 0.93 mg

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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 · 0.17 g1%·<1%
  • Carbohydrates21.7 g · 20.6 g8%·7%
  • Sodiumlimit5.7 mg · 2.7 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium103 mg · 44.1 mg2%·1%
  • Calcium10 mg · 6.4 mg1%·<1%
  • Iron0.92 mg · 0.29 mg5%·2%
  • Magnesium24.6 mg · 11.7 mg6%·3%
  • Phosphorus65.6 mg · 45.2 mg5%·4%
  • Zinc0.6 mg · 0.22 mg5%·2%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.063 mg · 0.043 mg5%·4%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.041 mg · 0.021 mg3%·2%
  • Vitamin B60.056 mg · 0.029 mg3%·2%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Barley flour (Foundation 2512376), Dry couscous (SR Legacy 169699). 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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