Is spelled bread healthier than wheat bread?

1. Spelled bread and wheat bread are equally healthy. Spelled and wheat contain about the same amount of carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, vitamins and fiber. Spelled bread is also available in the variants white, brown and wholemeal. Whole wheat is the healthiest. It doesn't matter whether it is spelled bread or wheat bread.

Is there a difference between spelled bread and wheat bread?

1. Spelled and wheat are both cereals. There is almost no difference in nutrients. Sometimes small differences are found in, for example, the protein or fiber content. These differences can exist between spelled and wheat (and also other cereals), but also within one cereal. That's because grain sometimes grows in different conditions. For example, the weather, temperature and soil can be slightly different.

Which spelled bread is healthy?

1. You also have white, brown and wholemeal bread from spelled bread. Whole grain spelled bread is made from whole wheat flour and contains much more fiber, vitamins and minerals than white spelled bread. It is therefore better to choose whole grain with spelled bread. If it says wholemeal on the package, the bread is 100% wholemeal flour.

Why is wholemeal bread healthy?

1. Whole grain bread is full of good nutrients such as fiber, vitamins and minerals. Eating enough whole-grain products will lower your risk of certain heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Read more about whole grain.

Is spelled bread in the Wheel of Five?

1. Wholemeal spelled bread is - just like wholemeal wheat bread - in the Wheel of Five. All wholemeal breads are part of a healthy diet. Brown bread and brown spelled bread consist partly of flour and partly of wholemeal flour. Only if the bread contains at least 4.5 grams of fiber per 100 grams, is it listed in the Wheel of Five. White bread and white spelled bread are made of flour and are not listed in the Wheel of Five. In the Kies Ik Healthy? App you can easily see whether a product is listed in the Wheel of Five. Read more about bread.

Does spelled bread contain gluten?

1. Both spelled bread and wheat bread contain gluten (proteins). Gluten ensures that the bread dough becomes light. In a small group of people, gluten is not properly digested by the gastrointestinal tract. So people who have celiac disease cannot eat spelled bread either.

You can say one product is healthy?

1. You cannot really say whether it is is healthy. It always depends on how much or how often you eat it or drinks. We can therefore say whether a product fits in a healthy diet. Read more

2. You cannot actually say whether it is is healthy. It always depends on how much or how often you eat it or drinks. We can therefore say whether a product fits in a healthy diet. Read more