Barley, cooked leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided
Both compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Barley, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Angel Hair for more protein, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Barley, cooked for more fiber, less sugar, more calcium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.5 g1.84 g
- Carbohydrate21 g22.94 g
- Fibermore is better1.5 g3.09 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better0.5 g0.23 gWIN
- Total fat0.5 g0.36 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0 g0.08 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0 mg2.44 mg
- Potassiummore is better—75.61 mg
- Calciummore is better6 mg8.94 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1 mg1.08 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better—17.89 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better—0 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.
