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Spelt vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spelt and salsa different?

  • Spelt is higher than salsa in phosphorus, copper, fiber, vitamin B3, magnesium, zinc, iron, vitamin B1, and selenium.
  • Spelt covers your daily need for phosphorus, 53% more than salsa.
  • Spelt contains 29 times more selenium than salsa. Spelt contains 11.7µg of selenium, while salsa contains 0.4µg.
  • Spelt is lower in sodium.

Spelt, uncooked and USDA Commodity, salsa types were 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%
Salsa
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.7%
Contains more IronIron +98.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +432.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1829.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1236.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2825%

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%
Salsa
2
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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +628%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +276.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +533.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +136.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spelt Salsa DV% diff.
Manganese 2.983mg 130%
Phosphorus 401mg 30mg 53%
Copper 0.511mg 0.096mg 46%
Fiber 10.7g 1.4g 37%
Vitamin B3 6.843mg 1.08mg 36%
Magnesium 136mg 16mg 29%
Iron 4.44mg 2.24mg 28%
Zinc 3.28mg 0.17mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.364mg 0.05mg 26%
Protein 14.57g 1.5g 26%
Starch 53.92g 22%
Vitamin B5 1.068mg 21%
Carbs 70.19g 7g 21%
Selenium 11.7µg 0.4µg 21%
Sodium 8mg 430mg 18%
Calories 338kcal 36kcal 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.258g 0.107g 8%
Folate 45µg 19µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.113mg 0.03mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.149mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Potassium 388mg 270mg 3%
Fats 2.43g 0.2g 3%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Calcium 27mg 12mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.406g 0.029g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.445g 0.016g 1%
Net carbs 59.49g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 6.82g N/A
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
Salsa
1
7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +871.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1115%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +902.7%
Contains more OtherOther +11.9%
Contains more WaterWater +714%

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
Salsa
1
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2681.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1075.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.9%

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

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.