Barley flour or meal

Plant foods · Grains · Cereal grains & pasta

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Macronutrients 67 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 10.5 g · 42 kcal/100g
Fat 1.6 g · 14 kcal/100g
Carbs 74.5 g · 298 kcal/100g
Fiber 10.1 g
Water 12 g
Total energy 345 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (84%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 67 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
1.6g
Saturated
0.3g
Monounsat.
0.2g
Polyunsat.
0.8g
Omega-6
0.70g

Saturated fat is 0.9% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 83 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 83%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (83% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 57 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.6 mg
Vitamin K 2 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.37 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.11 mg
Niacin (B3) 6.3 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.1 mg
Vitamin B6 0.40 mg
Folate (B9) 8 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 32 mg
Iron 2.7 mg
Magnesium 96 mg
Phosphorus 296 mg
Potassium 309 mg
Sodium 4 mg
Zinc 2.0 mg
Copper 0.34 mg
Manganese 1.03 mg
Selenium 37.7 µg

Notable source of Selenium (68% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.