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Barley vs Pasta
CALORIC DENSITY
Barley, hulled
Pasta, corn, dry
3.54
3.57
20004
20091

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Barley
Pasta
Protein = 7g
Protein = 4g
Carbohydrates = 42g
Carbohydrates = 44g
Fat = 1g
Fat = 1g
Fiber = 10g
Fiber = 6g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Nutrient barley pasta
Protein 7g 4g
Carbohydrate 42g 44g
Fiber 10g 6g
Fat 1g 1g
Monounsat. Fat 0g 1g
Polyunsat. Fat 1g 1g
Saturated Fat 0g 0g
barley
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 0%
Choline = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin A = 1%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 3%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin K = 2%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientbarleypasta
Choline0%0%
Vitamin A0%1%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E3%0%
Vitamin K2%0%

Barley are a good source of Thiamin, Niacin, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron. Pasta are a good source of Phosphorus.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 37%
Vitamin B1 = 13%
Vitamin B2 = 15%
Vitamin B2 = 4%
Vitamin B3 = 22%
Vitamin B3 = 11%
Vitamin B5 = 3%
Vitamin B5 = 5%
Vitamin B6 = 16%
Vitamin B6 = 10%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Nutrientbarleypasta
Vitamin B137%13%
Vitamin B215%4%
Vitamin B322%11%
Vitamin B53%5%
Vitamin B616%10%
Vitamin B120%0%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 0%
Sodium = 0%
Potassium = 7%
Potassium = 5%
Calcium = 4%
Calcium = 0%
Magnesium = 21%
Magnesium = 19%
Phosphorus = 26%
Phosphorus = 24%
Iron = 34%
Iron = 9%
Manganese = 48%
Manganese = 12%
Selenium = 47%
Selenium = 10%
Copper = 28%
Copper = 11%
Zinc = 17%
Zinc = 11%
Nutrientbarleypasta
Sodium0%0%
Potasium7%5%
Calcium4%0%
Magnesium21%19%
Phosphorus26%24%
Iron34%9%
Manganese48%12%
Selenium47%10%
Copper28%11%
Zinc17%11%

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