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Baking powder vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between baking powder and amaranth

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron, while amaranth has more manganese, copper, selenium, magnesium, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 583% higher.
  • Amaranth contains 1767 times less sodium than baking powder. Baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, while amaranth contains 6mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Amaranth grain, cooked.

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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 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 14% 12% 79% 50% 23% 63% 0.78% 111% 30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12402.1%
Contains more IronIron +424.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1380.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +575%
Contains more CopperCopper +1390%
Contains more ZincZinc +8500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7663.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2650%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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% 3.8% 0% 3.8% 5.1% 4.4% 0% 26% 0% 0% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Amaranth DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 47mg 583%
Sodium 10600mg 6mg 461%
Phosphorus 2191mg 148mg 292%
Iron 11.02mg 2.1mg 112%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.854mg 37%
Copper 0.01mg 0.149mg 15%
Selenium 0.2µg 5.5µg 10%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.113mg 9%
Magnesium 27mg 65mg 9%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.86mg 8%
Fiber 0.2g 2.1g 8%
Protein 0g 3.8g 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Folate 0µg 22µg 6%
Potassium 20mg 135mg 3%
Carbs 27.7g 18.69g 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.022mg 2%
Fats 0g 1.58g 2%
Calories 53kcal 102kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.235mg 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 16.59g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
4% 19% 75%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 1.58 g
Carbs: 18.69 g
Water: 75.16 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.2%
Contains more OtherOther +8640.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1403.2%

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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. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/nutrients
  2. Amaranth - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170683/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.