Soup e jo (jo: Barley) is a must have meal. Thats right, although it's a soup and mostly and properly used as an appetizer or starter, it is a complete meal of its own but I admit that it's not as filling as it should be and just the contrary. Fresh herbs and vegetables in the barley soup makes it a good source of vitamin A and vitamin C, especially when you have a flu or cold. The main ingredient of barley soup is … guess what, Barley. Barley contains antioxidant and can maintain the healthy of your body and slow down aging. Barley is rich in fiber and can reduce the risk of heart disease as well as cancer. Calcium and protein in milk is the supplementary addition to barley soup.
Barley soup is very high in Vitamin A and Vitamin C and low in cholesterol. One big bowl of Barley soup (616 g) contains about 520 calories.