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Spelt vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between spelt and sweet potato?

  • Spelt is higher in manganese, phosphorus, iron, copper, vitamin B3, fiber, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B1, yet sweet potato is higher in vitamin A.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 284% more.
  • Spelt has 12 times more vitamin B3 than sweet potato. While spelt has 6.843mg of vitamin B3, sweet potato has only 0.557mg.

We used Spelt, uncooked and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared 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
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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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +444%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.1%
Contains more IronIron +627.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +238.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +993.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +753.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1056.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.1%

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +203.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1128.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +309.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.209mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spelt Sweet potato DV% diff.
Manganese 2.983mg 0.258mg 118%
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Phosphorus 401mg 47mg 51%
Iron 4.44mg 0.61mg 48%
Copper 0.511mg 0.151mg 40%
Vitamin B3 6.843mg 0.557mg 39%
Fiber 10.7g 3g 31%
Zinc 3.28mg 0.3mg 27%
Protein 14.57g 1.57g 26%
Magnesium 136mg 25mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.364mg 0.078mg 24%
Selenium 11.7µg 0.6µg 20%
Starch 53.92g 12.65g 17%
Carbs 70.19g 20.12g 17%
Calories 338kcal 86kcal 13%
Folate 45µg 11µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.258g 0.014g 8%
Vitamin B5 1.068mg 0.8mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.113mg 0.061mg 4%
Fats 2.43g 0.05g 4%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 0.26mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.4mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.209mg 2%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 1.8µg 2%
Potassium 388mg 337mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Sodium 8mg 55mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.406g 0.018g 2%
Fructose 0.24g 0.7g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.445g 0.001g 1%
Net carbs 59.49g 17.12g N/A
Calcium 27mg 30mg 0%
Sugar 6.82g 4.18g N/A
Tryptophan 0.132mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.443mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.552mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.07mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.409mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.258mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.737mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.681mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.36mg 0.031mg 0%
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
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +828%
Contains more FatsFats +4760%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +248.9%
Contains more OtherOther +82.7%
Contains more WaterWater +601.3%

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
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8885.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spelt
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89% 8%
Starch: 53.92 g
Sucrose: 0.59 g
Glucose: 0.84 g
Fructose: 0.24 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 5.15 g
Galactose: 0 g
75% 15% 6% 4%
Starch: 12.65 g
Sucrose: 2.52 g
Glucose: 0.96 g
Fructose: 0.7 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +326.2%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +327.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +14.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +191.7%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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