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Cauliflower vs. Spelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cauliflower and spelt

  • Cauliflower has more vitamin C; however, spelt is higher in manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B3, fiber, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Spelt covers your daily manganese needs 123% more than cauliflower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cauliflower, raw and Spelt, uncooked.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 6.6% 26% 16% 13% 7.4% 19% 3.9% 20% 3.3%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 97% 8.1% 34% 167% 170% 89% 172% 1% 389% 64%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +806.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.8%
Contains more IronIron +957.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1210.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1114.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +811.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1824.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1850%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 161% 0% 1.6% 0% 13% 14% 9.5% 40% 42% 0% 39% 43% 24%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 16% 0% 91% 26% 128% 64% 53% 0% 9% 34% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +330.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +887.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +628%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1249.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cauliflower Spelt DV% diff.
Manganese 0.155mg 2.983mg 123%
Vitamin C 48.2mg 0mg 54%
Copper 0.039mg 0.511mg 52%
Phosphorus 44mg 401mg 51%
Iron 0.42mg 4.44mg 50%
Vitamin B3 0.507mg 6.843mg 40%
Fiber 2g 10.7g 35%
Magnesium 15mg 136mg 29%
Zinc 0.27mg 3.28mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.364mg 26%
Protein 1.92g 14.57g 25%
Starch 53.92g 22%
Carbs 4.97g 70.19g 22%
Selenium 0.6µg 11.7µg 20%
Calories 25kcal 338kcal 16%
Vitamin K 15.5µg 3.6µg 10%
Choline 44.3mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 1.258g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.667mg 1.068mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.79mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.184mg 0.23mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.113mg 4%
Potassium 299mg 388mg 3%
Folate 57µg 45µg 3%
Fats 0.28g 2.43g 3%
Sodium 30mg 8mg 1%
Fructose 0.97g 0.24g 1%
Calcium 22mg 27mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.406g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.445g 1%
Net carbs 2.97g 59.49g N/A
Sugar 1.91g 6.82g N/A
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.132mg 0%
Threonine 0.076mg 0.443mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.071mg 0.552mg 0%
Leucine 0.106mg 1.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.217mg 0.409mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.258mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0.737mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0.681mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0.36mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.015g 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 5% 92%
Protein: 1.92 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 4.97 g
Water: 92.07 g
Other: 0.76 g
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15% 2% 70% 11% 2%
Protein: 14.57 g
Fats: 2.43 g
Carbs: 70.19 g
Water: 11.02 g
Other: 1.79 g
Contains more WaterWater +735.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +658.9%
Contains more FatsFats +767.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1312.3%
Contains more OtherOther +135.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 17% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
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19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.406 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.258 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1208.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3958.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.94 g
Fructose: 0.97 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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89% 8%
Starch: 53.92 g
Sucrose: 0.59 g
Glucose: 0.84 g
Fructose: 0.24 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 5.15 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +11.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +304.2%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cauliflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169986/nutrients
  2. Spelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169745/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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