Pearl barley: Nutrition Facts

Pearl barley is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 361 kcal

Pearl barley contains 0.8 grams of total sugars, 15.6 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Pearl barley — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Pearl barley provides about 13.2% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 1.4% of the daily intake of fats and 25.1% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein9.9 g
13.2%
Fat1.2 g
1.4%
Carbs77.7 g
25.1%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Pearl barley of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10.2 mg
16.7%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B34.6 mg
28.7%
Vitamine B437.8 mg
7.6%
Vitamine B50.3 mg
6.0%
Vitamine B60.3 mg
23.1%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Pearl barley.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium29 mg
2.9%
Iron2.5 mg
25.0%
Magnesium79 mg
19.8%
Phosphorus221 mg
31.6%
Potassium280 mg
6.0%
Sodium9 mg
0.7%
Zinc2.1 mg
19.1%
Copper0.4 mg
44.4%
Manganese1.3 mg
56.5%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Pearl barley.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan165 mg
2.1%
Threonine337 mg
14.0%
Isoleucine362 mg
18.1%
Leucine673 mg
14.6%
Lysine369 mg
9.0%
Methionine190 mg
10.6%
Cystine219 mg
12.2%
Phenylalanine556 mg
12.6%
Tyrosine284 mg
6.5%
Valine486 mg
19.4%
Arginine496 mg
8.1%
Histidine223 mg
10.6%
Alanine386 mg
5.8%
Aspartic acid619 mg
5.1%
Glutamic acid2.6 g
19.0%
Glycine359 mg
10.3%
Proline1.2 g
26.2%
Serine418 mg
5.0%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.673 g), isoleucine (0.362 g) and valine (0.486 g).
Pearl barley contains 1.52 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.359 g), arginine (0.496 g) and methionine (0.190 g).
Pearl barley contains 1.04 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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