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Soybean meal vs. Spelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soybean meal and spelt different?

  • Soybean meal is higher in copper, iron, folate, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6; however, spelt is richer in vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for soybean meal is 165% higher.
  • Soybean meal contains 7 times more folate than spelt. While soybean meal contains 303µg of folate, spelt contains only 45µg.

Soy meal, defatted, raw and Spelt, uncooked are the varieties used in this article.

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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 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
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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 +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +803.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +541.8%
Contains more IronIron +208.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +291.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +74.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +254.5%

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% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +89.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +122.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +147.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +573.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soybean meal Spelt DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.511mg 165%
Iron 13.7mg 4.44mg 116%
Protein 49.2g 14.57g 69%
Folate 303µg 45µg 65%
Potassium 2490mg 388mg 62%
Phosphorus 701mg 401mg 43%
Fiber 10.7g 43%
Magnesium 306mg 136mg 40%
Manganese 3.8mg 2.983mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.691mg 0.364mg 27%
Vitamin B3 2.587mg 6.843mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.569mg 0.23mg 26%
Calcium 244mg 27mg 22%
Starch 53.92g 22%
Vitamin B5 1.976mg 1.068mg 18%
Zinc 5.06mg 3.28mg 16%
Selenium 3.3µg 11.7µg 15%
Carbs 35.89g 70.19g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.113mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 5%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.268g 0.406g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.045g 1.258g 1%
Calories 337kcal 338kcal 0%
Fats 2.39g 2.43g 0%
Net carbs 35.89g 59.49g N/A
Sugar 6.82g N/A
Sodium 3mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.409g 0.445g 0%
Tryptophan 0.653mg 0.132mg 0%
Threonine 1.952mg 0.443mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.18mg 0.552mg 0%
Leucine 3.66mg 1.07mg 0%
Lysine 2.991mg 0.409mg 0%
Methionine 0.606mg 0.258mg 0%
Phenylalanine 2.346mg 0.737mg 0%
Valine 2.243mg 0.681mg 0%
Histidine 1.212mg 0.36mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 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 ProteinProtein +237.7%
Contains more OtherOther +211.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +95.6%
Contains more WaterWater +58.8%
~equal in Fats ~2.43g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 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 -34%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.4%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.445g

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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/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.