Spelt vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between spelt and sugar
- Sugar has less manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B5.
- Spelt covers your daily manganese needs 130% more than sugar.
Food varieties used in this article are Spelt, uncooked and Sugars, granulated.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2600% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +19300% |
| Contains more IronIron | +8780% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +7200% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +32700% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +74475% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1850% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -87.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +494.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 2.983mg | 0.004mg | 130% |
| Phosphorus | 401mg | 0mg | 57% |
| Copper | 0.511mg | 0.007mg | 56% |
| Iron | 4.44mg | 0.05mg | 55% |
| Vitamin B3 | 6.843mg | 0mg | 43% |
| Fiber | 10.7g | 0g | 43% |
| Magnesium | 136mg | 0mg | 32% |
| Zinc | 3.28mg | 0.01mg | 30% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.364mg | 0mg | 30% |
| 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 | 2mg | 11% |
| Carbs | 70.19g | 99.98g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.258g | 0g | 8% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.113mg | 0.019mg | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 0.79mg | 0mg | 5% |
| Fats | 2.43g | 0g | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 3.6µg | 0µg | 3% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 1mg | 3% |
| Saturated fat | 0.406g | 0g | 2% |
| Calories | 338kcal | 387kcal | 2% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.445g | 0g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 59.49g | 99.98g | N/A |
| Sugar | 6.82g | 99.8g | N/A |
| Sodium | 8mg | 1mg | 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 | 0g | 0% |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.065g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +55000% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +42.4% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +∞% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +∞% |
| Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +16815.3% |
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