This is the most common form of barley. While dehulled barley losesonly the thick outer hull in the milling process, Pearl barley ispolished some more to strip off the nutritious bran layer as well,leaving just the "pearl" inside. It is more popular since it's not aschewy as hulled barley and it cooks faster.
Pearl barley is polished to strip off the bran layer, leaving just the "pearl" inside.