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Chinese cuisine vs. Spelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chinese cuisine and spelt

  • Chinese cuisine has more vitamin K and vitamin A, while spelt has more manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, fiber, vitamin B3, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Spelt covers your daily need for manganese, 123% more than chinese cuisine.
  • Chinese cuisine contains 126 times more vitamin A than spelt. While chinese cuisine contains 1262IU of vitamin A, spelt contains only 10IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables 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% 18% 42% 16% 41% 33% 53% 19% 37%
Spelt
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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 +90.2%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +942.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +427.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1929.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +74.6%

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 39% 21% 16% 1.5% 8.3% 13% 25% 27% 37% 60% 128% 34% 19%
Spelt
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1325%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1003%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +418.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +141.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.79mg
~equal in Folate ~45µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cuisine Spelt DV% diff.
Manganese 0.147mg 2.983mg 123%
Copper 0.049mg 0.511mg 51%
Phosphorus 76mg 401mg 46%
Iron 1.11mg 4.44mg 42%
Vitamin K 51.3µg 3.6µg 40%
Fiber 1.5g 10.7g 37%
Vitamin B3 1.32mg 6.843mg 35%
Magnesium 15mg 136mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.364mg 28%
Starch 1.82g 53.92g 21%
Carbs 7.29g 70.19g 21%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Sodium 409mg 8mg 17%
Zinc 1.5mg 3.28mg 16%
Protein 7.08g 14.57g 15%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.443mg 1.068mg 13%
Calories 105kcal 338kcal 12%
Selenium 6.7µg 11.7µg 9%
Vitamin A 63µg 0µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.13g 1.258g 6%
Choline 34.5mg 6%
Potassium 204mg 388mg 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.23mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.113mg 4%
Fats 5.3g 2.43g 4%
Saturated fat 0.978g 0.406g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.217g 0.445g 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Calcium 22mg 27mg 1%
Net carbs 5.79g 59.49g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0%
Sugar 2.41g 6.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.82mg 0.79mg 0%
Trans fat 0.058g N/A
Folate 45µg 45µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.132mg 0%
Threonine 0.313mg 0.443mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.552mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 1.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.552mg 0.409mg 0%
Methionine 0.158mg 0.258mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.317mg 0.737mg 0%
Valine 0.327mg 0.681mg 0%
Histidine 0.207mg 0.36mg 0%
Fructose 0.55g 0.24g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.264g 0.065g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.803g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 5% 7% 79%
Protein: 7.08 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 7.29 g
Water: 78.82 g
Other: 1.51 g
Spelt
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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 FatsFats +118.1%
Contains more WaterWater +615.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +105.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +862.8%
Contains more OtherOther +18.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 28% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.978 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.217 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.13 g
Spelt
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +173.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +69.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 28% 16% 13%
Starch: 1.82 g
Sucrose: 1.17 g
Glucose: 0.69 g
Fructose: 0.55 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Spelt
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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 SucroseSucrose +98.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +129.2%
Contains more StarchStarch +2862.6%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +21.7%
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. Chinese cuisine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168072/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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