Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Spelt vs. Chayote — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are spelt and chayote different?

  • Spelt has more manganese, phosphorus, iron, copper, vitamin B3, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and selenium than chayote.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for spelt is 121% higher.
  • Spelt contains 59 times more selenium than chayote. While spelt contains 11.7µg of selenium, chayote contains only 0.2µg.

Spelt, uncooked and Chayote, fruit, raw are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Spelt vs Chayote infographic
Infographic link

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.
Spelt
9
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1033.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +210.4%
Contains more IronIron +1205.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +315.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +343.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2127.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1478.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5750%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%

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.
Spelt
6
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%
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 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +558.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1356%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +289.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1356%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +328.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +13.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +106.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spelt Chayote DV% diff.
Manganese 2.983mg 0.189mg 121%
Phosphorus 401mg 18mg 55%
Iron 4.44mg 0.34mg 51%
Copper 0.511mg 0.123mg 43%
Vitamin B3 6.843mg 0.47mg 40%
Fiber 10.7g 1.7g 36%
Magnesium 136mg 12mg 30%
Protein 14.57g 0.82g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.364mg 0.025mg 28%
Zinc 3.28mg 0.74mg 23%
Carbs 70.19g 4.51g 22%
Starch 53.92g 22%
Selenium 11.7µg 0.2µg 21%
Calories 338kcal 19kcal 16%
Vitamin B5 1.068mg 0.249mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.076mg 12%
Folate 45µg 93µg 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.7mg 9%
Potassium 388mg 125mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.258g 0.057g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.113mg 0.029mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 0.12mg 4%
Fats 2.43g 0.13g 4%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.406g 0.028g 2%
Calcium 27mg 17mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.445g 0.01g 1%
Net carbs 59.49g 2.81g N/A
Sugar 6.82g 1.66g N/A
Sodium 8mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 4.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.132mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.443mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.552mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 1.07mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.409mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.258mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.737mg 0.047mg 0%
Valine 0.681mg 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.36mg 0.015mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spelt
4
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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1676.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1769.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1456.3%
Contains more OtherOther +496.7%
Contains more WaterWater +755.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spelt
2
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.406 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.258 g
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2107%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.1%

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. Spelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169745/nutrients
  2. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.