Barley vs Brown rice: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Barley has 354 kcal and Brown rice has 370 kcal, so Barley has 4% fewer calories.

Barley has more protein (12.5 g vs 7.6 g). Barley has more fiber (17.3 g vs 3.5 g). Relative to calories, Barley is the better protein source (3.53 g vs 2.05 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Barley - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Barley - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Barley
Serving size:
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standard serving size (157g)tablespoon (10g)half cup (78.5g)
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Brown Rice
Serving size:
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handful (35g)tablespoon (15g)glass (195g)cup (180g)half cup (90g)
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0%
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0%
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0%
Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Barley vs Brown Rice 100g Compare

per 100g Barley Brown rice
Calories 354 370
Carbohydrates 73.48 g 78.68 g
Fat 2.3 g 2.75 g
Saturated fat 0.48 g 0.49 g
Dietary fiber 17.3 g 3.5 g
Protein 12.48 g 7.6 g
Water 9.44 g 9.82 g
Calcium 33 mg 8 mg
Iron 3.6 mg 1.16 mg
Magnessium 133 mg 98 mg
Potassium 452 mg 219 mg
Sodium 12 mg 6 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.646 mg 0.277 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.285 mg 0.092 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 4.604 mg 4.973 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.318 mg 0.407 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.019 µg 0.014 µg
Vitaminium E 0.57 mg 0.09 mg
Vitaminium K 0.002 µg 0.001 µg

Less Calories in Barley

At first glance, you can see that in barley is just a little less calories than in brown rice.

Barley has 354 kcal per 100g and brown rice 370 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 5%.

In barley and in brown rice most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare barley with brown rice in details.

Barley 100g

354kcal

Calories source

  • 81% CARBS.
  • 14% PROTEIN
  • 6% FAT
Barley calories per:
100g | ounce | standard serving size | tablespoon | half cup

Brown rice 100g

370kcal

Calories source

  • 85% CARBS
  • 8% PROTEIN
  • 7% FAT
Brown rice calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | tablespoon | glass | cup | cup | half cup

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.