Barley: nutrition for pregnancy & family

Also known as Barli, Barley, Jav, Jau, Wushke, Krai, Sath, Jaba, Jao, Yava, Baarli Arisi. Food group: Cereals and Millets. Vegetarian.

What 100 g gives you in pregnancy

Folate32 mcg — 5% of the daily need in pregnancy

Daily requirements are NIH / US Dietary Reference Intakes recommended intakes for pregnancy. Requirements differ by country — folate is 600 mcg in US guidance against 570 mcg in India's — so percentages are only meaningful against the authority named here. They are for 100 g of this food and are a guide, not a meal plan; your doctor may advise different amounts for you.

The same food in US food tables

The USDA publishes its own analysis of this food. The figures differ, because they measure different varieties grown in different conditions -- neither is wrong. See Barley, pearled, raw in the USDA tables.

Explore further

Barley is a notable source of folate — see what each does in pregnancy.

More cereals and millets: Amaranth seed, black, Amaranth seed, pale brown, Bajra, Jowar, Maize, dry, Maize, tender, local.

Barley in Indian languages

AssameseBarli
BengaliBarley
GujaratiJav
HindiJau
KannadaBarley
KashmiriWushke
KhasiKrai
MalayalamBarley
MarathiSath
OdiaJaba
PunjabiJao
SanskritYava
TamilBaarli Arisi
TeluguBarley
UrduJau

Regional names as recorded by ICMR-NIN in the Indian Food Composition Tables.

Nutrition per 100 g

Energy316 kcal
Protein10.9 g
Fat1.3 g
Carbohydrate61.3 g
Fibre15.6 g
Iron1.6 mg
Calcium29 mg
Folate32 mcg

Nutrition source: ICMR-NIN — Indian Food Composition Tables (IFCT). Values are typical per 100 g and vary by variety and preparation.

Educational information, not medical or dietary advice. Most everyday foods are fine in normal amounts — ask your doctor or dietitian about anything specific to your pregnancy.