Barley flour vs Sorghum flour

In short

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

More in barley flour: fiber (2.2×) and copper. More in sorghum flour: biotin (2.8×). 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

Sorghum flour100 cal

27.5 g · 2.3 g protein · 21.3 g carbs · 0.99 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%
  • Biotin (B7)8% vs 22%

    2.4 µg vs 6.7 µg

  • Fiber13% vs 6%

    3.6 g vs 1.7 g

  • Copper12% vs 7%

    0.11 mg vs 0.065 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein2.4 g · 2.3 g5%·5%
  • Total fat0.69 g · 0.99 g1%·1%
  • Carbohydrates21.7 g · 21.3 g8%·8%
  • Sodiumlimit5.7 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Potassium103 mg · 92.1 mg2%·2%
  • Calcium10 mg · 3.1 mg1%·<1%
  • Iron0.92 mg · 1 mg5%·6%
  • Magnesium24.6 mg · 32 mg6%·8%
  • Phosphorus65.6 mg · 72 mg5%·6%
  • Zinc0.6 mg · 0.46 mg5%·4%
  • Manganese0.33 mg · 0.3 mg14%·13%
  • Selenium3.7 µg · 3.4 µg7%·6%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.063 mg · 0.074 mg5%·6%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.041 mg · 0.041 mg3%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)1.7 mg · 1.1 mg10%·7%
  • Vitamin B60.056 mg · 0.046 mg3%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Barley flour (Foundation 2512376), Sorghum flour (Foundation 2512373). 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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