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Wheat, hard white vs. Spelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between wheat, hard white and spelt

  • Spelt has less manganese, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, zinc, copper, vitamin B3, and magnesium.
  • Wheat, hard white covers your daily manganese needs 119% more than spelt.
  • Spelt contains 5 times less vitamin B6 than wheat, hard white. Wheat, hard white contains 0.368mg of vitamin B6, while spelt contains 0.08mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Wheat, hard white and Spelt, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 66% 9.6% 38% 171% 121% 91% 152% 0.26% 498% 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 +89.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +202.1%
Contains more IronIron +173.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +250.2%

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% 0% 20% 0% 97% 25% 82% 57% 85% 0% 4.8% 29% 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 EVitamin E +288.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +275.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +360%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +192.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat, hard white Spelt DV% diff.
Manganese 3.821mg 1.091mg 119%
Iron 4.56mg 1.67mg 36%
Fiber 12.2g 3.9g 33%
Phosphorus 355mg 150mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.387mg 0.103mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.368mg 0.08mg 22%
Zinc 3.33mg 1.25mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.954mg 19%
Carbs 75.9g 26.44g 16%
Copper 0.363mg 0.215mg 16%
Protein 11.31g 5.5g 12%
Vitamin B3 4.381mg 2.57mg 11%
Calories 342kcal 127kcal 11%
Magnesium 93mg 49mg 10%
Potassium 432mg 143mg 9%
Starch 19.57g 8%
Selenium 4µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.108mg 0.03mg 6%
Folate 38µg 13µg 6%
Vitamin E 1.01mg 0.26mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.75g 5%
Calcium 32mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Fats 1.71g 0.85g 1%
Saturated fat 0.277g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.203g 1%
Net carbs 63.7g 22.54g N/A
Sugar 0.41g N/A
Sodium 2mg 5mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 2% 76% 10%
Protein: 11.31 g
Fats: 1.71 g
Carbs: 75.9 g
Water: 9.57 g
Other: 1.51 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 +105.6%
Contains more FatsFats +101.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +187.1%
Contains more OtherOther +132.3%
Contains more WaterWater +595.5%

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. Wheat, hard white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169719/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.