Barley flour vs Whole grain pasta, cooked

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.4 times as many calories in barley flour as in whole grain pasta, cooked (357 vs 148 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in barley flour: fiber (3.3×), copper, niacin, carbohydrates (2.6×) and 8 more. More in whole grain pasta, cooked: selenium (2.8×) and sodium (12×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Barley flour357 cal

8.7 g protein · 77.4 g carbs · 2.5 g fat

Whole grain pasta, cooked148 cal

6 g protein · 29.9 g carbs (0.75 g sugars) · 1.7 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.

0%37.5%75%
  • Selenium24% vs 66%

    13.1 µg vs 36.1 µg

  • Fiber46% vs 14%

    12.8 g vs 3.9 g

  • Copper44% vs 25%

    0.39 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Niacin (B3)37% vs 19%

    5.9 mg vs 3.1 mg

  • Carbohydrates28% vs 11%

    77.4 g vs 29.9 g

  • Sodiumlimit1% vs 10%

    20.3 mg vs 235 mg

  • Iron18% vs 10%

    3.3 mg vs 1.7 mg

  • Phosphorus19% vs 10%

    234 mg vs 126 mg

  • Magnesium21% vs 13%

    88 mg vs 54 mg

  • Zinc19% vs 12%

    2.1 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Vitamin B612% vs 5%

    0.2 mg vs 0.092 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)19% vs 13%

    0.23 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Potassium8% vs 2%

    367 mg vs 95 mg

  • Protein17% vs 12%

    8.7 g vs 6 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat2.5 g · 1.7 g3%·2%
  • Calcium35.6 mg · 13 mg3%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.15 mg · 0.098 mg11%·8%

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), Whole grain pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708358). 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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