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
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.
- Selenium24% vs 80%
13.1 µg vs 43.8 µg
- Fiber46% vs 8%
12.8 g vs 2.2 g
- Copper44% vs 7%
0.39 mg vs 0.066 mg
- Niacin (B3)37% vs 10%
5.9 mg vs 1.6 mg
- Magnesium21% vs 3%
88 mg vs 12.8 mg
- Phosphorus19% vs 3%
234 mg vs 35.2 mg
- Zinc19% vs 4%
2.1 mg vs 0.42 mg
- Iron18% vs 3%
3.3 mg vs 0.61 mg
- Carbohydrates28% vs 13%
77.4 g vs 37 g
- Sodiumlimit1% vs 13%
20.3 mg vs 302 mg
- Thiamin (B1)19% vs 8%
0.23 mg vs 0.1 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)11% vs 3%
0.15 mg vs 0.043 mg
- Vitamin B612% vs 5%
0.2 mg vs 0.082 mg
- Potassium8% vs 2%
367 mg vs 92.8 mg
- Protein17% vs 12%
8.7 g vs 6 g
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.