As a general rule of thumb, the Institue of Medicine of the National Academies recommends that children and adults consume 14 grams. of dietary fiber for every 1,000 calories of food eaten. Given the summary dietary fiber and calorie information presented above, there would be about 48.87 grams of dietary fiber per 1,000 calories of Barley.

So, based on this information, can we consider Barley to be a high fiber food? The answer is Yes - definitely.


The following table summarizes recommended Fiber intake amounts by age and gender.

Age (years)	Average daily calories	Fiber intake (grams)	Dietary Fiber - Barley - 1 cup	Percent of Daily Recommended Fiber Intake
Children
1-3	1,404	19	31.83 g	167.54 %
4-8	1,789	25	31.83 g	127.33 %
Boys and Men
9-13	2,265	31	31.83 g	102.68 %
14-18	2,840	38	31.83 g	83.77 %
19-30	2,818	38	31.83 g	83.77 %
31-50	2,554	38	31.83 g	83.77 %
51-70	2,162	30	31.83 g	106.11 %
70+	1,821	30	31.83 g	106.11 %
Girls and Women
9-13	1,910	26	31.83 g	122.43 %
14-18	1,901	26	31.83 g	122.43 %
19-30	1,791	25	31.83 g	127.33 %
31-50	1,694	25	31.83 g	127.33 %
51-70	1,536	21	31.83 g	151.58 %
70+	1,381	21	31.83 g	151.58 %