Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oat milk
versus
barley
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oat milk and barley:
Barley is high in calories and oat milk has 89% less calories than barley - barley has 352 calories per 100 grams and oat milk has 38 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oat milk is lighter in carbs, heavier in fat and similar to barley for protein. Oat milk has a macronutrient ratio of 13:73:14 and for barley, 11:86:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oat Milk | Barley | |
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Protein | 13% | 11% |
Carbohydrates | 73% | 86% |
Fat | 14% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Barley is high in carbohydrates and oat milk has 91% less carbohydrates than barley - barley has 77.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and oat milk has 7.1g of carbohydrates.
Barley is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 18 times more dietary fiber than oat milk - barley has 15.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and oat milk has 0.8g of dietary fiber.
Barley and oat milk contain similar amounts of sugar - barley has 0.8g of sugar per 100 grams and oat milk has 2.1g of sugar.
Barley is a great source of protein and it has 693% more protein than oat milk - barley has 9.9g of protein per 100 grams and oat milk has 1.3g of protein.
Both barley and oat milk are low in saturated fat - barley has 0.24g of saturated fat per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Barley and oat milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - barley has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Oat milk has more Vitamin D than barley - oat milk has 33iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and barley does not contain significant amounts.
Barley and oat milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - barley has 0.02mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Barley and oat milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - barley has 2.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Barley has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, oat milk contains more Vitamin B12. Both oat milk and barley contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
Oat Milk | Barley | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.191 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.142 MG | 0.114 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 4.604 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.282 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.26 MG |
Folate | ~ | 23 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.38 UG | ~ |
Oat milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has 331% more calcium than barley - barley has 29mg of calcium per 100 grams and oat milk has 125mg of calcium.
Barley is a great source of iron and it has 733% more iron than oat milk - barley has 2.5mg of iron per 100 grams and oat milk has 0.3mg of iron.
Barley is a great source of potassium and it has 700% more potassium than oat milk - barley has 280mg of potassium per 100 grams and oat milk has 35mg of potassium.
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||