Comparison

Whole Wheat Couscous, cooked vs Barley, cooked: Fiber Comparison

Whole Wheat Couscous, cooked carries more fiber per serving — 6.3g versus 6.0g for Barley, cooked. Here's the full breakdown.

Whole Wheat Couscous, cooked

6.3g per 1 cup (173g)
Soluble1.0g
Insoluble5.3g
Calories176
Protein6.0g

Barley, cooked

6.0g per 1 cup (157g)
Soluble2.2g
Insoluble3.8g
Calories193
Protein3.5g

The verdict

Whole Wheat Couscous, cooked and Barley, cooked are close on fiber, within 0.3g of each other per serving. At that gap, other factors — calories, protein, how each fits a given meal — matter more for choosing between them than fiber content alone.

Whole Wheat Couscous, cooked: 6.3g/serving Barley, cooked: 6.0g/serving Difference: 0.3g