Servings | Prep Time |
4servings | 15minutes |
Cook Time |
55minutes |
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Per serving: 209 calories, 4 g protein, 11 g total fat, 2 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 23 g total carbohydrate, 5 g sugars, 5 g fibre, 547 mg sodium
Like oats, barley is rich in soluble fibre, the type of fibre that can bind the end-products of cholesterol metabolism and sweep them out of the body. When the outer bran and germ are removed to make pearl barley, there is some loss of vitamins, particularly thiamine.