All-purpose flour leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties
All-purpose flour: 100 g · Barley, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
All-purpose flour comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick All-purpose flour for more protein, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium and more iron.
Pick Barley, cooked for more fiber and less saturated fat.
Evenly matched on magnesium and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy364 kcal123 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN10.33 g2.26 g
- Carbohydrate76.31 g28.22 g
- Fibermore is better2.7 g3.8 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.27 g0.28 g
- Total fat0.98 g0.44 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.16 g0.09 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN2 mg3 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN107 mg93 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN15 mg11 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.64 mg1.33 mg
- Magnesiummore is better22 mg22 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

