Pearled barley, raw leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Angel Hair: serving (56 g) · Pearled barley, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Pearled barley, raw comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Angel Hair for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Pearled barley, raw for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, more calcium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy200 kcal352 kcal
- Proteinmore is better7 g9.91 gWIN
- Carbohydrate42 g77.72 g
- Fibermore is better3 g15.6 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better1 g0.8 gWIN
- Total fat1 g1.16 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0 g0.24 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0 mg9 mg
- Potassiummore is better—280 mg
- Calciummore is better12 mg29 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better2 mg2.5 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better—79 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.
