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Spelt vs. Bran — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between spelt and bran

  • Spelt has more copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, manganese, and fiber; however, bran is higher in selenium.
  • Spelt covers your daily copper needs 17% more than bran.
  • Bran contains 18 times less vitamin B3 than spelt. Spelt contains 2.57mg of vitamin B3, while bran contains 0.144mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Spelt, cooked and Oat bran, cooked.

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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 35% 3% 13% 63% 72% 34% 64% 0.65% 142% 22%
Bran
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 3% 8.1% 33% 22% 14% 51% 0.13% 126% 42%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.4%
Contains more IronIron +89.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +225.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +135.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +92.5%
~equal in Calcium ~10mg

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% 5.2% 0% 26% 6.9% 48% 0% 18% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Bran
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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% 0% 0% 40% 7.8% 2.7% 13% 5.8% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1684.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +220%
Contains more FolateFolate +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spelt Bran DV% diff.
Copper 0.215mg 0.066mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.57mg 0.144mg 15%
Iron 1.67mg 0.88mg 10%
Starch 19.57g 8%
Selenium 4µg 7.7µg 7%
Zinc 1.25mg 0.53mg 7%
Manganese 1.091mg 0.964mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.103mg 0.16mg 5%
Carbs 26.44g 11.44g 5%
Protein 5.5g 3.21g 5%
Fiber 3.9g 2.6g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.025mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 4%
Calories 127kcal 40kcal 4%
Phosphorus 150mg 119mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Potassium 143mg 92mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.339g 2%
Magnesium 49mg 40mg 2%
Folate 13µg 6µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.291g 1%
Saturated fat 0.163g 1%
Fats 0.85g 0.86g 0%
Net carbs 22.54g 8.84g N/A
Calcium 10mg 10mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.034mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.057mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.13mg 0%
Methionine 0.057mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.165mg 0%
Histidine 0.07mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spelt
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6% 26% 67%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 0.85 g
Carbs: 26.44 g
Water: 66.56 g
Other: 0.65 g
Bran
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3% 11% 84%
Protein: 3.21 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 11.44 g
Water: 84 g
Other: 0.49 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +131.1%
Contains more OtherOther +32.7%
Contains more WaterWater +26.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.86g

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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/169746/nutrients
  2. Bran - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168873/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.