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Spelt vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spelt and soybean meal different?

  • Spelt is higher in vitamin B3; however, soybean meal is richer in copper, iron, folate, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for soybean meal is 165% higher.
  • Spelt contains 3 times more vitamin B3 than soybean meal. While spelt contains 6.843mg of vitamin B3, soybean meal contains only 2.587mg.

Spelt, uncooked and Soy meal, defatted, raw 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.
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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 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +254.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +803.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +541.8%
Contains more IronIron +208.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +291.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +74.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.4%

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.
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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 0% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +89.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +122.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +147.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +573.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spelt Soybean meal DV% diff.
Copper 0.511mg 2mg 165%
Iron 4.44mg 13.7mg 116%
Protein 14.57g 49.2g 69%
Folate 45µg 303µg 65%
Potassium 388mg 2490mg 62%
Phosphorus 401mg 701mg 43%
Fiber 10.7g 43%
Magnesium 136mg 306mg 40%
Manganese 2.983mg 3.8mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.364mg 0.691mg 27%
Vitamin B3 6.843mg 2.587mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.569mg 26%
Calcium 27mg 244mg 22%
Starch 53.92g 22%
Vitamin B5 1.068mg 1.976mg 18%
Zinc 3.28mg 5.06mg 16%
Selenium 11.7µg 3.3µg 15%
Carbs 70.19g 35.89g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.113mg 0.251mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 5%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.406g 0.268g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.258g 1.045g 1%
Calories 338kcal 337kcal 0%
Fats 2.43g 2.39g 0%
Net carbs 59.49g 35.89g N/A
Sugar 6.82g N/A
Sodium 8mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.445g 0.409g 0%
Tryptophan 0.132mg 0.653mg 0%
Threonine 0.443mg 1.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.552mg 2.18mg 0%
Leucine 1.07mg 3.66mg 0%
Lysine 0.409mg 2.991mg 0%
Methionine 0.258mg 0.606mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.737mg 2.346mg 0%
Valine 0.681mg 2.243mg 0%
Histidine 0.36mg 1.212mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +95.6%
Contains more WaterWater +58.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +237.7%
Contains more OtherOther +211.7%
~equal in Fats ~2.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.409g

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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/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.