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Baby food vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between baby food and baking powder

  • Baby food is richer in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, selenium, copper, and fiber, yet baking powder is richer in calcium and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 514% higher.
  • Baby food contains less sodium.
  • Baby food has a lower glycemic index than baking powder.

Food types used in this article are Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +270.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2085%
Contains more IronIron +331%
Contains more CopperCopper +3240%
Contains more ZincZinc +23900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +701.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +458.9%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 733mg 5876mg 514%
Sodium 3mg 10600mg 461%
Iron 47.5mg 11.02mg 456%
Phosphorus 392mg 2191mg 257%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 0mg 217%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0mg 209%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0mg 203%
Selenium 25.9µg 0.2µg 47%
Copper 0.334mg 0.01mg 36%
Fiber 7.5g 0.2g 29%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 0mg 25%
Protein 12.2g 0g 24%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.01mg 22%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0mg 21%
Magnesium 100mg 27mg 17%
Calories 379kcal 53kcal 16%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0mg 15%
Carbs 73.4g 27.7g 15%
Potassium 437mg 20mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0g 11%
Folate 43µg 0µg 11%
Fats 4.4g 0g 7%
Choline 23.2mg 0mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.769g 0g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 0g 3%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
28% 5% 67%
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 CarbsCarbs +165%
Contains more WaterWater +34%
Contains more OtherOther +1939.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.