Barley, hulled

Plant foods · Grains · Cereal grains & pasta

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Macronutrients 71 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 12.5 g · 50 kcal/100g
Fat 2.3 g · 21 kcal/100g
Carbs 73.5 g · 294 kcal/100g
Fiber 17.3 g
Water 9 g
Total energy 354 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (81%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 67 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
2.3g
Saturated
0.5g
Monounsat.
0.3g
Polyunsat.
1.1g
Omega-6
1.00g

Saturated fat is 1.2% 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 63 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 1 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.6 mg
Vitamin K 2 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.65 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.29 mg
Niacin (B3) 4.6 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.3 mg
Vitamin B6 0.32 mg
Folate (B9) 19 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 33 mg
Iron 3.6 mg
Magnesium 133 mg
Phosphorus 264 mg
Potassium 452 mg
Sodium 12 mg
Zinc 2.8 mg
Copper 0.50 mg
Manganese 1.94 mg
Selenium 37.7 µg

Notable source of Manganese (97% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.