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Spelt flour
Calories & nutrition facts
Nutrition facts
Per 100 g% DV- Calories 352 kcal —
- Protein 11 g 23%
- Carbohydrate 64 g 23%
- Fat 3 g 4%
- Saturated fat 0.5 g 3%
- Fibre 9.3 g 33%
- Sugars 1.3 g —
Vitamins & minerals
Per 100 g% DVVitamins
- Vitamin K 2.9 µg 2%
- Thiamin (B1) 0.29 mg 24%
- Niacin (B3) 0.64 mg 4%
- Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.71 mg 14%
- Vitamin B6 0.21 mg 12%
Minerals
- Calcium 31 mg 2%
- Iron 3 mg 17%
- Magnesium 92 mg 22%
- Phosphorus 340 mg 27%
- Potassium 360 mg 8%
- Zinc 2.8 mg 25%
- Copper 0.42 mg 47%
- Manganese 2.5 mg 109%
Similar foods
- White spelt flour354 kcal / 100 g
- Green spelt flour321 kcal / 100 g
- Spelt wholemeal flour335 kcal / 100 g
- Speltcooked127 kcal / 100 g
- Buckwheat flourwhole-groat335 kcal / 100 g
- Durum wheat flourdurum268 kcal / 100 g
- Barley flour337 kcal / 100 g
- Oat flourpartially debranned404 kcal / 100 g
- Sorghum flour359 kcal / 100 g
- Whole wheat flour369 kcal / 100 g
Questions about Spelt flour
Can you use spelt flour instead of plain flour?
You can usually swap it gram for gram in pancakes, muffins and biscuits. In bread dough, add the liquid gradually and knead gently: spelt dough can become slack if overworked.
What can you bake with spelt flour?
It works well in bread, pancakes, scones and shortcrust pastry. Its mildly nutty flavour also suits savoury bakes such as crackers and pastry for a vegetable tart.
Does spelt flour contain gluten?
Yes. Spelt is a type of wheat, so its flour contains gluten and is not suitable for gluten-free baking.
How should you store spelt flour?
Keep it in an airtight container in a cool, dry cupboard, away from heat and strong-smelling foods. Wholemeal spelt flour keeps better in the freezer, where it can stay fresh for several months.
How is spelt flour different from spelt wholemeal flour?
Spelt wholemeal flour has 9.4 g of fibre per 100 g, compared with 9.3 g in spelt flour. Wholemeal flour includes the bran and germ, so it tends to make denser, more strongly flavoured bakes.
Can you replace spelt flour with buckwheat flour?
Not as a straight swap in yeasted bread: buckwheat has no gluten, so the loaf will not rise or hold together in the same way. In pancakes or biscuits, replace some of the spelt flour first and expect a more earthy flavour.
Source: ANSES–Ciqual (France) 9480 · per 100 g · carbohydrate per EU label, fibre excluded
