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Spelt vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spelt and fondant icing different?

  • Spelt has more manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B5 than fondant icing.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for spelt is 130% higher.
  • Fondant icing has a lower glycemic index (43) than spelt (63).

Spelt, uncooked and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe 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.
Spelt
10
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 0% 0.9% 0.35% 0.38% 1% 1.1% 0% 1.4% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9600%
Contains more IronIron +44300%
Contains more CopperCopper +16933.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +8100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1850%

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
8
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7180%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +606.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spelt Fondant icing DV% diff.
Manganese 2.983mg 0mg 130%
Phosphorus 401mg 0mg 57%
Copper 0.511mg 0.003mg 56%
Iron 4.44mg 0.01mg 55%
Vitamin B3 6.843mg 0mg 43%
Fiber 10.7g 0g 43%
Magnesium 136mg 0mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.364mg 0.005mg 30%
Zinc 3.28mg 0.04mg 29%
Protein 14.57g 0g 29%
Starch 53.92g 22%
Vitamin B5 1.068mg 0mg 21%
Selenium 11.7µg 0.6µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0mg 18%
Folate 45µg 0µg 11%
Potassium 388mg 4mg 11%
Carbs 70.19g 93.18g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.258g 0g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.113mg 0.016mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 0mg 5%
Fats 2.43g 0.02g 4%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 0µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.406g 0g 2%
Calories 338kcal 373kcal 2%
Calcium 27mg 3mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.445g 0g 1%
Net carbs 59.49g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 6.82g 88.9g N/A
Sodium 8mg 11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.132mg 0%
Threonine 0.443mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.552mg 0%
Leucine 1.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.409mg 0%
Methionine 0.258mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.737mg 0%
Valine 0.681mg 0%
Histidine 0.36mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
93% 7%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 93.18 g
Water: 6.74 g
Other: 0.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +12050%
Contains more WaterWater +63.5%
Contains more OtherOther +2883.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.8%

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. Fondant icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167986/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.