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Spelt vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between spelt and veal

  • Spelt has more manganese, copper, iron, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B1, while veal has more vitamin B12.
  • Spelt covers your daily need for manganese, 128% more than veal.
  • The amount of saturated fat in spelt is lower.
  • Veal has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of veal is 0, while the glycemic index of spelt is 63.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spelt, uncooked and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled.

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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%
Veal
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +466.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.1%
Contains more IronIron +348.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +396.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +84.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8422.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +18%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.1%

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%
Veal
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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% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +426.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +420%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +309.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +138.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +69.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.16mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spelt Veal DV% diff.
Manganese 2.983mg 0.035mg 128%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.27µg 53%
Copper 0.511mg 0.103mg 45%
Fiber 10.7g 0g 43%
Iron 4.44mg 0.99mg 43%
Cholesterol 0mg 103mg 34%
Magnesium 136mg 24mg 27%
Phosphorus 401mg 217mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.364mg 0.07mg 25%
Carbs 70.19g 0g 23%
Starch 53.92g 22%
Protein 14.57g 24.38g 20%
Choline 95mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.39mg 12%
Saturated fat 0.406g 3.04g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.113mg 0.27mg 12%
Folate 45µg 11µg 9%
Calories 338kcal 172kcal 8%
Fats 2.43g 7.56g 8%
Vitamin B3 6.843mg 8.03mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.445g 2.84g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.258g 0.55g 5%
Zinc 3.28mg 3.87mg 5%
Selenium 11.7µg 13.7µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 0.15mg 4%
Sodium 8mg 83mg 3%
Potassium 388mg 337mg 2%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin B5 1.068mg 1.16mg 2%
Calcium 27mg 17mg 1%
Net carbs 59.49g 0g N/A
Sugar 6.82g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.132mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 0.443mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.552mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 1.07mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 0.409mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.258mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.737mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 0.681mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.36mg 0.885mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spelt
2
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
Veal
3
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +37.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +67.3%
Contains more FatsFats +211.1%
Contains more WaterWater +505.8%

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
Veal
1
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +128.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +538.2%

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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/nutrients

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

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