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Spelt vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between spelt and soba?

  • Soba has less manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, and magnesium than spelt.
  • Spelt's daily need coverage for manganese is 31% higher.
  • Spelt has 27 times more copper than soba. Spelt has 0.215mg of copper, while soba has 0.008mg.
  • Soba has a lower glycemic index than spelt.

We used Spelt, cooked and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked types in this comparison.

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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
10
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%
Soba
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +444.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +308.6%
Contains more IronIron +247.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +2587.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +941.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +191.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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
5
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%
Soba
1
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% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +403.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +85.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.094mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spelt Soba DV% diff.
Manganese 1.091mg 0.374mg 31%
Copper 0.215mg 0.008mg 23%
Phosphorus 150mg 25mg 18%
Fiber 3.9g 16%
Iron 1.67mg 0.48mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.57mg 0.51mg 13%
Magnesium 49mg 9mg 10%
Zinc 1.25mg 0.12mg 10%
Starch 19.57g 8%
Selenium 4µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 5%
Potassium 143mg 35mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.04mg 3%
Carbs 26.44g 21.44g 2%
Sodium 5mg 60mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Folate 13µg 7µg 2%
Calories 127kcal 99kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.103mg 0.094mg 1%
Protein 5.5g 5.06g 1%
Calcium 10mg 4mg 1%
Fats 0.85g 0.1g 1%
Net carbs 22.54g 21.44g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.026mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spelt
4
6% 26% 67%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 0.85 g
Carbs: 26.44 g
Water: 66.56 g
Other: 0.65 g
Soba
1
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +750%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.3%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%
~equal in Protein ~5.06g
~equal in Water ~73.01g

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.