how many grams in a cup of barley?

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• How much does 1 cup of barley weigh?
  About 215 g for raw pearl or hulled barley measured spoon-and-level, per the King Arthur weight chart. That's the dry weight before cooking — barley roughly triples in volume once simmered, so a cup of dry kernels yields close to three cups cooked. If your recipe calls for cooked barley by cup, weigh the dry grain at around 70 g per cup of finished yield.
• Does pearl barley weigh the same as hulled barley per cup?
  Close enough that 215 g works for both in most recipes. Hulled barley keeps its bran layer and packs slightly denser, often landing 220-225 g per cup, while pearl barley — polished smoother — sits right at 210-215 g. For soups, stews, and pilafs the gap doesn't matter; for a bread or grain salad where hydration is dialed in, weigh it.
• How much water do I need per cup of barley?
  For pearl barley, three cups of water per cup of grain (215 g) gives tender kernels in about 30 minutes simmering. Hulled barley wants four cups of water and 50-60 minutes because the bran resists hydration. Salt the water, don't rinse aggressively — barley releases starch that thickens soups nicely, and over-rinsing strips that body.

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