Arrowroot vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between arrowroot and baking powder?
- Arrowroot is richer in folate, vitamin B6, potassium, copper, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3, while baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
- Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 587% higher.
- Arrowroot is lower in sodium.
- Baking powder has a higher glycemic index (92) than arrowroot (58).
We used Arrowroot, raw and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate types in this comparison.
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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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +2170% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +1110% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +6200% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1481.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +250% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +97833.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +396.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +2135.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 6mg | 5876mg | 587% |
Sodium | 26mg | 10600mg | 460% |
Phosphorus | 98mg | 2191mg | 299% |
Iron | 2.22mg | 11.02mg | 110% |
Folate | 338µg | 0µg | 85% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.266mg | 0mg | 20% |
Potassium | 454mg | 20mg | 13% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.143mg | 0mg | 12% |
Copper | 0.121mg | 0.01mg | 12% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.693mg | 0mg | 11% |
Protein | 4.24g | 0g | 8% |
Manganese | 0.174mg | 0.011mg | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.292mg | 0mg | 6% |
Zinc | 0.63mg | 0.01mg | 6% |
Carbs | 13.39g | 27.7g | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.059mg | 0mg | 5% |
Fiber | 1.3g | 0.2g | 4% |
Vitamin C | 1.9mg | 0mg | 2% |
Calories | 65kcal | 53kcal | 1% |
Selenium | 0.7µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.092g | 0g | 1% |
Fats | 0.2g | 0g | 0% |
Net carbs | 12.09g | 27.5g | N/A |
Magnesium | 25mg | 27mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.039g | 0g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.004g | 0g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
4.24 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
13.39 g
Water:
80.75 g
Other:
1.42 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1515% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +106.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +4639.4% |