Barley flour vs Plain couscous, cooked
In short
Gram for gram, there are 3.2 times as many calories in barley flour as in plain couscous, cooked (357 vs 111 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in barley flour: fiber (9.1×), copper (9.6×), niacin (6.1×), carbohydrates (3.3×) and 9 more. More in plain couscous, cooked: selenium (2.1×) and sodium (9.3×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
8.7 g protein · 77.4 g carbs · 2.5 g fat
3.8 g protein · 23.1 g carbs (0.1 g sugars) · 0.16 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 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Fiber46% vs 5%
12.8 g vs 1.4 g
- Copper44% vs 5%
0.39 mg vs 0.041 mg
- Niacin (B3)37% vs 6%
5.9 mg vs 0.98 mg
- Selenium24% vs 50%
13.1 µg vs 27.4 µg
- Carbohydrates28% vs 8%
77.4 g vs 23.1 g
- Magnesium21% vs 2%
88 mg vs 8 mg
- Zinc19% vs 2%
2.1 mg vs 0.26 mg
- Phosphorus19% vs 2%
234 mg vs 22 mg
- Iron18% vs 2%
3.3 mg vs 0.38 mg
- Thiamin (B1)19% vs 5%
0.23 mg vs 0.063 mg
- Protein17% vs 8%
8.7 g vs 3.8 g
- Riboflavin (B2)11% vs 2%
0.15 mg vs 0.027 mg
- Vitamin B612% vs 3%
0.2 mg vs 0.051 mg
- Sodiumlimit1% vs 8%
20.3 mg vs 189 mg
- Potassium8% vs 1%
367 mg vs 58 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Total fat2.5 g · 0.16 g3%·<1%
- Calcium35.6 mg · 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.