Barley flour vs Plain couscous, cooked
In short
One serving each: 357 calories in barley flour (100 g), 178 calories in plain couscous, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 160 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in barley flour: fiber (5.7×), copper (6×), niacin (3.8×), magnesium (6.9×) and 9 more. More in plain couscous, cooked: selenium (3.3×) and sodium (15×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
100 g · 8.7 g protein · 77.4 g carbs · 2.5 g fat
1 cup, cooked (160 g) · 6 g protein · 37 g carbs (0.16 g sugars) · 0.26 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Selenium13.1 µg · 43.8 µg24%80%
- Fiber12.8 g · 2.2 g46%8%
- Copper0.39 mg · 0.066 mg44%7%
- Niacin (B3)5.9 mg · 1.6 mg37%10%
- Magnesium88 mg · 12.8 mg21%3%
- Phosphorus234 mg · 35.2 mg19%3%
- Zinc2.1 mg · 0.42 mg19%4%
- Iron3.3 mg · 0.61 mg18%3%
- Carbohydrates77.4 g · 37 g28%13%
- Sodiumlimit20.3 mg · 302 mg1%13%
- Thiamin (B1)0.23 mg · 0.1 mg19%8%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.15 mg · 0.043 mg11%3%
- Vitamin B60.2 mg · 0.082 mg12%5%
- Potassium367 mg · 92.8 mg8%2%
- Protein8.7 g · 6 g17%12%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Total fat2.5 g · 0.26 g3%·<1%
- Calcium35.6 mg · 12.8 mg3%·1%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: saturated fat, cholesterol, manganese, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, biotin (B7), folate, vitamin B12, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Barley flour (Foundation 2512376), Plain couscous, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708441). 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.