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Marshmallow vs. Spelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between marshmallow and spelt?

  • Marshmallow has less manganese, phosphorus, iron, copper, fiber, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B5 than spelt.
  • Spelt's daily need coverage for manganese is 129% higher.

We used Candies, marshmallows and Spelt, uncooked types in this comparison.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
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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 +6700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7660%
Contains more IronIron +1830.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +426.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +8100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4912.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37187.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +588.2%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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 CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8673.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21260%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7566.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4400%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Spelt DV% diff.
Manganese 0.008mg 2.983mg 129%
Phosphorus 8mg 401mg 56%
Iron 0.23mg 4.44mg 53%
Copper 0.097mg 0.511mg 46%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 6.843mg 42%
Fiber 0.1g 10.7g 42%
Magnesium 2mg 136mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.364mg 30%
Zinc 0.04mg 3.28mg 29%
Protein 1.8g 14.57g 26%
Starch 53.92g 22%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 1.068mg 21%
Selenium 1.7µg 11.7µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.23mg 17%
Folate 1µg 45µg 11%
Potassium 5mg 388mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.113mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 1.258g 8%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.79mg 5%
Carbs 81.3g 70.19g 4%
Sodium 80mg 8mg 3%
Fats 0.2g 2.43g 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 3.6µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.406g 2%
Calcium 3mg 27mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 0.445g 1%
Calories 318kcal 338kcal 1%
Net carbs 81.2g 59.49g N/A
Sugar 57.56g 6.82g N/A
Choline 0.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.132mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.443mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.552mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 1.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.409mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.258mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0.737mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.681mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.36mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 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 CarbsCarbs +15.8%
Contains more WaterWater +48.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +709.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1115%
Contains more OtherOther +496.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 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 -86.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +456.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2576.6%

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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.