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Spelt vs. Lentil soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between spelt and lentil soup?

  • Spelt is richer than lentil soup in manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B3, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and selenium.
  • Spelt's daily need coverage for manganese is 124% more.
  • Spelt has 39 times more selenium than lentil soup. While spelt has 11.7µg of selenium, lentil soup has only 0.3µg.
  • The amount of sodium in spelt is lower.
  • The glycemic index of lentil soup is lower.

We used Spelt, uncooked and Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve types 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 6.4% 5.1% 13% 40% 23% 8.2% 32% 69% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1411.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +169.4%
Contains more IronIron +315%
Contains more CopperCopper +630%
Contains more ZincZinc +993.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +441.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2385.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3800%

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 5.7% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 10% 10% 8.4% 21% 15% 0% 15% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +420%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +151.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1155.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +662.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +155.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spelt Lentil soup DV% diff.
Manganese 2.983mg 0.12mg 124%
Copper 0.511mg 0.07mg 49%
Phosphorus 401mg 74mg 47%
Fiber 10.7g 43%
Iron 4.44mg 1.07mg 42%
Vitamin B3 6.843mg 0.545mg 39%
Magnesium 136mg 9mg 30%
Zinc 3.28mg 0.3mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.364mg 0.07mg 25%
Sodium 8mg 532mg 23%
Starch 53.92g 22%
Protein 14.57g 3.74g 22%
Carbs 70.19g 8.16g 21%
Selenium 11.7µg 0.3µg 21%
Vitamin B5 1.068mg 0.14mg 19%
Calories 338kcal 56kcal 14%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.09mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.258g 0.13g 8%
Potassium 388mg 144mg 7%
Folate 45µg 20µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.113mg 0.045mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.7mg 2%
Fats 2.43g 1.12g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Calcium 27mg 17mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 59.49g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 6.82g N/A
Saturated fat 0.406g 0.45g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.445g 0.52g 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
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
4% 8% 86%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 1.12 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 85.75 g
Other: 1.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +289.6%
Contains more FatsFats +117%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +760.2%
Contains more OtherOther +45.5%
Contains more WaterWater +678.1%

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
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -9.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +867.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16.9%

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. Lentil soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171549/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.