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Spelt vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between spelt and fruitcake

  • Spelt is richer than fruitcake in manganese, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B3, iron, magnesium, fiber, zinc, vitamin B1, and selenium.
  • Spelt covers your daily manganese needs 120% more than fruitcake.
  • Spelt has 12 times more zinc than fruitcake. Spelt has 3.28mg of zinc, while fruitcake has 0.27mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spelt, uncooked and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared.

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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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.6%
Contains more IronIron +114.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +922%
Contains more ZincZinc +1114.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +671.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1255.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +485%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.2%

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.
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%
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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +628%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +765.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +372.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +140%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spelt Fruitcake DV% diff.
Manganese 2.983mg 0.22mg 120%
Copper 0.511mg 0.05mg 51%
Phosphorus 401mg 52mg 50%
Vitamin B3 6.843mg 0.791mg 38%
Iron 4.44mg 2.07mg 30%
Magnesium 136mg 16mg 29%
Fiber 10.7g 3.7g 28%
Zinc 3.28mg 0.27mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.364mg 0.05mg 26%
Protein 14.57g 2.9g 23%
Starch 53.92g 22%
Selenium 11.7µg 2µg 18%
Vitamin B5 1.068mg 0.226mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.258g 3.323g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.046mg 14%
Fats 2.43g 9.1g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.445g 4.2g 9%
Potassium 388mg 153mg 7%
Folate 45µg 20µg 6%
Sodium 8mg 101mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.406g 1.048g 3%
Carbs 70.19g 61.6g 3%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 1.5µg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Calories 338kcal 324kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.113mg 0.099mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 0.9mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Calcium 27mg 33mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 59.49g 57.9g N/A
Sugar 6.82g 27.42g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.132mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.443mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.552mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 1.07mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.409mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.258mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.737mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.681mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.36mg 0.071mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
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
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +402.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.9%
Contains more OtherOther +62.7%
Contains more FatsFats +274.5%
Contains more WaterWater +129.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +843.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +164.1%

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. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/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.