With its valuable nutritional values, wholemeal spelled flour is considered to be particularly healthy. Here you can find out how many calories, fibre, protein and minerals are in spelled and how you can use the flour.
Wheat flour is the most commonly used flour in the world, but in recent years the ancient grain spelled has experienced a well-deserved renaissance. Wholemeal spelled flour is not only popular with wheat intolerance, but also with a healthy balanced diet. 
Wholemeal Spelled Flour: Calories and Nutritional Values
Due to its high nutrient content, wholemeal spelled flour is often traded as a healthier alternative to wheat flour. The flour made from the whole spelled grain not only scores with complex carbohydrates, a high protein content and lots of fiber – the spelled flour also contains numerous minerals and vitamins.
The calories and nutritional values of wholemeal spelled flour are subject to fluctuations and differ slightly from flour to flour. Among other things, we looked at the nutritional values of dm’s organic wholemeal spelled flour – information per 100 grams:
Calories: 353 kcal – Wholemeal spelled flour has a relatively high nutrient density. The high calorie content is due, among other things, to the large proportion of protein and fiber – these are therefore “healthy” calories.
Carbohydrates: 64 g (of which sugar 1.7 g) – Like all wholemeal flours, wholemeal spelled flour is also rich in long-chain carbohydrates, which provide the body with energy over the long term and are considered the “healthy” carbohydrates.
Protein: 14 g – With around 14 percent protein, wholemeal spelled flour supports muscle building. Since spelled contains all eight essential amino acids, it is an excellent source of vegetable protein.
Fat: 2.6 g – There is relatively little fat in spelled, which is why it is also suitable for a low-fat diet – which incidentally applies to many types of grain.
Fiber: 8.4 g – With more than eight percent fiber, wholemeal spelled flour is one of the foods rich in fiber. Spelled thus supports healthy digestion and keeps you full for a long time.
Wholemeal spelled flour – rich in minerals and vitamins
However, wholemeal spelled flour is not only convincing with its valuable macronutrients: The micronutrients it contains also show that spelled is rightly considered healthy. Spelled flour contains the following vitamins:
B vitamins: The main ingredients in wholemeal spelled flour are vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin) and vitamin B6. Spelled flour thus contributes to a healthy metabolism and immune system.
Vitamin A: With a relatively high content of beta-carotene (the precursor of vitamin A), spelled can also contribute to healthy skin and eyes.
Vitamin E: Wholemeal spelled flour contains vitamin E, also known as tocopherol. Among other things, this vitamin helps to protect the body cells from free radicals.
Wholemeal spelled flour also contains the following minerals and trace elements:
iron
potassium
copper
magnesium
sodium
phosphorus
zinc
According to a 2008 scientific paper, spelled flour contains about 30 to 60 percent more iron, zinc, copper, magnesium and phosphorus than wheat flour.
By the way: It matters whether you use white flour or wholemeal flour, especially with regard to the vitamin and mineral content. Because: Most of the micronutrients are in the outer layers of the grain, which are also processed in the wholemeal flour. See the next section for more tips on flour types.
