The spelt cultivars had higher contents of soluble dietary fiber
and protein than the standard wheat or durum. In the bread of spelt
flour, there was more rapidly digested starch (RDS) and a higher
starch digestion index (SDI) in comparison to wheat bread. In pasta
and extruded products of whole spelt flours, more protein, ash and
dietary fiber was found in comparison to the same products made
of white spelt flour (Bonafaccia et␣al., 2000).