Pasta, cooked vs Barley flour

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.3 times as many calories in barley flour as in pasta, cooked (357 vs 157 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in pasta, cooked: selenium (2×) and sodium (11×). More in barley flour: fiber (7.1×), copper (4×), niacin (3.5×), carbohydrates (2.5×) and 7 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Pasta, cooked157 cal

5.8 g protein · 30.7 g carbs (0.56 g sugars) · 0.92 g fat

Barley flour357 cal

8.7 g protein · 77.4 g carbs · 2.5 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.

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  • Fiber6% vs 46%

    1.8 g vs 12.8 g

  • Copper11% vs 44%

    0.099 mg vs 0.39 mg

  • Niacin (B3)10% vs 37%

    1.7 mg vs 5.9 mg

  • Selenium48% vs 24%

    26.2 µg vs 13.1 µg

  • Carbohydrates11% vs 28%

    30.7 g vs 77.4 g

  • Magnesium4% vs 21%

    18 mg vs 88 mg

  • Zinc5% vs 19%

    0.51 mg vs 2.1 mg

  • Phosphorus5% vs 19%

    58 mg vs 234 mg

  • Iron7% vs 18%

    1.3 mg vs 3.3 mg

  • Sodiumlimit10% vs 1%

    232 mg vs 20.3 mg

  • Vitamin B63% vs 12%

    0.049 mg vs 0.2 mg

  • Potassium1% vs 8%

    44 mg vs 367 mg

  • Protein12% vs 17%

    5.8 g vs 8.7 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat0.92 g · 2.5 g1%·3%
  • Calcium7 mg · 35.6 mg1%·3%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.27 mg · 0.23 mg23%·19%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.14 mg · 0.15 mg10%·11%

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: Pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708357), 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.

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