Food calories · USDA data
Calories in barley
193 calories
in 1 cup, 157 g
- Protein
- 3.5 g
- Carbs
- 44.3 g
- Fat
- 0.7 g
- Fiber
- 6 g
Barley has 193 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 cup, which weighs 157 g. Per 100 g, barley has 123 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 90%, come from carbohydrate. This portion has 6 g of fiber, 21% of the 28 g Daily Value: high by the FDA's guide.
It takes 81 g of barley to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.5 × 1 cup.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 157 g | 193 | 3.5 g | 44.3 g | 0.7 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 35 | 0.6 g | 8 g | 0.1 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 123 | 2.3 g | 28.2 g | 0.4 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your barley may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 7% of calories (2.3 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 90% (28.2 g per 100 g, of which 3.8 g fiber)
- Fat: 3% (0.4 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, quinoa has the fewest calories of these four (120 per 100 g) and white rice the most (130).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley | 123 | 2.3 g | 28.2 g | 0.4 g |
| Brown rice | 123 | 2.7 g | 25.6 g | 1 g |
| Quinoa | 120 | 4.4 g | 21.3 g | 1.9 g |
| White rice | 130 | 2.7 g | 28.2 g | 0.3 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in barley?
Barley has 193 calories. USDA weighs 1 cup at 157 g, and barley has 123 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does barley have?
1 cup (157 g) has 3.5 g of protein, 7% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 2.3 g.
How many carbs does barley have?
1 cup has 44.3 g of carbohydrate, including 6 g of fiber, and 0.7 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Barley, pearled, cooked (FDC ID 170285). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.