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Dried fruit vs. Spelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between dried fruit and spelt

  • Dried fruit has more vitamin A, vitamin E, and potassium; however, spelt is richer in manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, zinc, magnesium, and iron.
  • Spelt's daily need coverage for manganese is 119% more.
  • Dried fruit contains 360 times more vitamin A than spelt. Dried fruit contains 3604IU of vitamin A, while spelt contains 10IU.
  • Spelt has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of spelt is 63, while the glycemic index of dried fruit is 31.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked 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 23% 17% 103% 100% 114% 11% 30% 1.3% 31% 12%
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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 CalciumCalcium +103.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +199.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +325%
Contains more IronIron +66.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +49%
Contains more ZincZinc +741%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +464.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1169.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +431.8%

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 3.3% 60% 87% 0% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5% 7.6%
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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 EVitamin E +448.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2326.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Spelt DV% diff.
Manganese 0.235mg 2.983mg 119%
Phosphorus 71mg 401mg 47%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.364mg 29%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 6.843mg 27%
Zinc 0.39mg 3.28mg 26%
Magnesium 32mg 136mg 25%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 0.79mg 24%
Potassium 1162mg 388mg 23%
Iron 2.66mg 4.44mg 22%
Protein 3.39g 14.57g 22%
Starch 0.35g 53.92g 22%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Copper 0.343mg 0.511mg 19%
Selenium 2.2µg 11.7µg 17%
Fructose 12.47g 0.24g 15%
Fiber 7.3g 10.7g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 1.068mg 11%
Folate 10µg 45µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 1.258g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.23mg 7%
Calories 241kcal 338kcal 5%
Fats 0.51g 2.43g 3%
Calcium 55mg 27mg 3%
Carbs 62.64g 70.19g 3%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.113mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.406g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0.445g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 55.34g 59.49g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 6.82g N/A
Sodium 10mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 3.6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.132mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.443mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.552mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 1.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.409mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.258mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.737mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.681mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.36mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 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 WaterWater +180.3%
Contains more OtherOther +43.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +329.8%
Contains more FatsFats +376.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 45% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +501.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1600%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 61% 23%
Starch: 0.35 g
Sucrose: 7.89 g
Glucose: 33.08 g
Fructose: 12.47 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 +1237.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3838.1%
Contains more FructoseFructose +5095.8%
Contains more StarchStarch +15305.7%
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. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.