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Barley
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Closest chewy texture and nuttiness
10.0
vegan farro
substitute.
10 vegan substitutes for farro — top pick Barley at 100% function match.
all substitutes on this page are vegan
top substitutes
02
Spelt
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Same wheat family, very similar
10.0
03
Brown Rice
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Neutral sub, similar heartiness
10.0
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04
Wild Rice
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Dark and earthy; long cook time, chewy texture matches farro well in grain salads
10.0
05
Buckwheat
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Earthy and nutty; not actually wheat despite name, cook like rice for similar chewy grain bowl
10.0
06
Bulgur
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Quick-cooking cracked wheat; soak in hot water 15 min, lighter and fluffier than farro
10.0
07
Triticale
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Nutty and chewy grain swap
10.0
08
Millet
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Tiny gluten-free grain; toast before simmering, fluffier and milder than farro's chewy bite
10.0
09
White Rice
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Neutral and fluffy; cooks faster than farro, less chewy and nutty but works in pilafs
10.0
10
Quinoa
6.71 cup : 1 cup
GF option, lighter but works
6.7
pitfalls to avoid
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Wild Rice: Wild rice takes 40+ min to cook
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Wild Rice: Wild rice takes 40+ min — much longer than farro
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Wild Rice: Chewier and earthier than couscous
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Buckwheat: Buckwheat has strong earthy, almost nutty flavor
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Bulgur: Bulgur is lighter and fluffier than farro
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Millet: Millet is fluffier and milder than farro
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White Rice: White rice is less chewy and nutty than farro