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Spinach pasta vs. Spelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between spinach pasta and spelt?

  • Spinach pasta is richer in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3, yet spelt is richer in manganese.
  • Spinach pasta's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 42% higher.

We used Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, spinach, as purchased and Spelt, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 13% 24% 124% 66% 38% 63% 3.5% 102% 0%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.2%
Contains more IronIron +97.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +12%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.215mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~150mg

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.
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% 8.3% 0% 0% 152% 92% 65% 41% 73% 39% 0% 133% 0%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +491.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1226.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +293.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1261.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach pasta Spelt DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.609mg 0.103mg 42%
Folate 177µg 13µg 41%
Vitamin B2 0.398mg 0.03mg 28%
Cholesterol 73mg 0mg 24%
Iron 3.3mg 1.67mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.315mg 0.08mg 18%
Fiber 3.9g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.688mg 14%
Manganese 0.781mg 1.091mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.31µg 0µg 13%
Protein 11.26g 5.5g 12%
Carbs 55.72g 26.44g 10%
Calories 289kcal 127kcal 8%
Starch 19.57g 8%
Selenium 4µg 7%
Vitamin B3 3.46mg 2.57mg 6%
Potassium 272mg 143mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.467g 3%
Calcium 43mg 10mg 3%
Magnesium 63mg 49mg 3%
Vitamin A 25µg 0µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.483g 2%
Fats 2.1g 0.85g 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.659g 2%
Copper 0.197mg 0.215mg 2%
Sodium 27mg 5mg 1%
Zinc 1.4mg 1.25mg 1%
Net carbs 55.72g 22.54g N/A
Phosphorus 148mg 150mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.15mg 0%
Threonine 0.352mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.488mg 0%
Leucine 0.813mg 0%
Lysine 0.336mg 0%
Methionine 0.208mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.56mg 0%
Valine 0.544mg 0%
Histidine 0.237mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 2% 56% 30%
Protein: 11.26 g
Fats: 2.1 g
Carbs: 55.72 g
Water: 30.1 g
Other: 0.82 g
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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
Contains more ProteinProtein +104.7%
Contains more FatsFats +147.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.7%
Contains more OtherOther +26.2%
Contains more WaterWater +121.1%

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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. Spinach pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169729/nutrients
  2. Spelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169746/nutrients

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

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