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Barley Flour

Barley flour is flour milled from barley and is used in breads, baked goods, and thickened preparations.

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About Barley Flour

Barley flour is a powder milled from barley kernels, with a colour ranging from pale cream to tan depending on the kernel and milling process. It has a mild cereal and nutty flavour and usually produces a denser, less elastic dough than wheat flour when used in baked goods.

It is used in breads, biscuits, cakes, pancakes, porridges, and thickened soups or sauces. The flour may be milled from whole or more highly refined barley, and it can be blended with other flours.

Used alone, barley flour contributes a tender or compact crumb to preparations. Milling, sifting, and the source kernel can change its colour, coarseness, water absorption, and resulting texture.

Ingredient type
flour

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Local names for barley flour

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English

barley flour

English

Barley flour or meal

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English

dextrinated barley flour

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Barley Flour nutrition & diet

Barley Flour nutritional value

Barley flour or meal

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
345kcal
Protein
10.5g
Carbs
74.5g
Fat
1.6g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use the stated barley flour extraction and whether it is whole-grain, sifted, roasted, or blended. Reference the flour amount in the dough or thickener separately from water, leaveners, sweeteners, fats, eggs, and other flours, since baking changes the final edible portion.

Compare the right form: Match references to barley flour with its milling or extraction description and to the dry flour or finished baked product, not interchangeably.

Diet considerations

Barley flour is plant-derived cereal flour. Its compatibility changes in breads and baked goods containing wheat or other cereals, dairy, eggs, honey, animal fats, or coatings. Because flour is concentrated in doughs and batters, serving size and added sweeteners shape the carbohydrate pattern.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Barley flour or meal ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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