Dry couscous vs Barley flour
In short
Gram for gram, there are 5% more calories in dry couscous than in barley flour (376 vs 357 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in dry couscous: protein. More in barley flour: fiber (2.6×), manganese, copper, niacin and 8 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
12.8 g protein · 77.4 g carbs · 0.64 g fat
8.7 g protein · 77.4 g carbs · 2.5 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Fiber5 g · 12.8 g18%46%
- Manganese0.78 mg · 1.2 mg34%51%
- Copper0.25 mg · 0.39 mg27%44%
- Niacin (B3)3.5 mg · 5.9 mg22%37%
- Iron1.1 mg · 3.3 mg6%18%
- Zinc0.83 mg · 2.1 mg8%19%
- Magnesium44 mg · 88 mg10%21%
- Protein12.8 g · 8.7 g26%17%
- Vitamin B60.11 mg · 0.2 mg6%12%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.078 mg · 0.15 mg6%11%
- Thiamin (B1)0.16 mg · 0.23 mg14%19%
- Phosphorus170 mg · 234 mg14%19%
- Potassium166 mg · 367 mg4%8%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Total fat0.64 g · 2.5 g1%·3%
- Carbohydrates77.4 g · 77.4 g28%·28%
- Sodiumlimit10 mg · 20.3 mg<1%·1%
- Calcium24 mg · 35.6 mg2%·3%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: saturated fat, cholesterol, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, pantothenic acid (B5), biotin (B7), folate, vitamin B12.
From USDA FoodData Central: Dry couscous (SR Legacy 169699), Barley flour (Foundation 2512376). 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.