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Spelt vs. Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between spelt and wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched

  • Spelt has more manganese, vitamin B3, copper, magnesium, iron, and phosphorus; however, wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched is richer in selenium.
  • Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched's daily need coverage for selenium is 54% more.
  • Spelt contains 2 times more magnesium than wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched. Spelt contains 49mg of magnesium, while wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched contains 22mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spelt, cooked and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched.

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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.
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 44% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +122.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.6%
Contains more IronIron +42.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +49.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +747.5%

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.
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%
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% 1.2% 0% 30% 9.2% 23% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 20% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spelt Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched DV% diff.
Selenium 4µg 33.9µg 54%
Manganese 1.091mg 0.682mg 18%
Carbs 26.44g 76.31g 17%
Calories 127kcal 364kcal 12%
Protein 5.5g 10.33g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 9%
Copper 0.215mg 0.144mg 8%
Starch 19.57g 8%
Vitamin B3 2.57mg 1.25mg 8%
Magnesium 49mg 22mg 6%
Iron 1.67mg 1.17mg 6%
Phosphorus 150mg 108mg 6%
Fiber 3.9g 2.7g 5%
Zinc 1.25mg 0.7mg 5%
Folate 13µg 26µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.044mg 3%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.155g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.103mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.04mg 1%
Potassium 143mg 107mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.06mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 15mg 1%
Fats 0.85g 0.98g 0%
Net carbs 22.54g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0.27g N/A
Sodium 5mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +458.4%
Contains more OtherOther +41.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.8%
Contains more FatsFats +15.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +188.6%

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. Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169761/nutrients

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

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