Quinoa, cooked vs Barley flour

In short

One serving each: 222 calories in quinoa, cooked (1 cup, 185 g), 357 calories in barley flour (100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in quinoa, cooked: magnesium and riboflavin. More in barley flour: niacin (7.8×), fiber (2.5×), selenium (2.5×), carbohydrates and copper. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Quinoa, cooked222 cal

1 cup (185 g) · 8.1 g protein · 39.4 g carbs (1.6 g sugars) · 3.6 g fat

Barley flour357 cal

100 g · 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 one serving 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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  • Niacin (B3)5% vs 37%

    0.76 mg vs 5.9 mg

  • Fiber19% vs 46%

    5.2 g vs 12.8 g

  • Selenium9% vs 24%

    5.2 µg vs 13.1 µg

  • Carbohydrates14% vs 28%

    39.4 g vs 77.4 g

  • Magnesium28% vs 21%

    118 mg vs 88 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)16% vs 11%

    0.2 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Copper39% vs 44%

    0.36 mg vs 0.39 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein8.1 g · 8.7 g16%·17%
  • Total fat3.6 g · 2.5 g5%·3%
  • Sodiumlimit12.9 mg · 20.3 mg1%·1%
  • Potassium318 mg · 367 mg7%·8%
  • Calcium31.4 mg · 35.6 mg2%·3%
  • Iron2.8 mg · 3.3 mg15%·18%
  • Phosphorus281 mg · 234 mg22%·19%
  • Zinc2 mg · 2.1 mg18%·19%
  • Manganese1.2 mg · 1.2 mg51%·51%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.2 mg · 0.23 mg16%·19%
  • Vitamin B60.23 mg · 0.2 mg13%·12%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: saturated fat, cholesterol, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, biotin (B7), folate, vitamin B12, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Quinoa, cooked (SR Legacy 168917), 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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