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Baking powder vs. Bamboo shoots — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between baking powder and bamboo shoots

  • Baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron, yet bamboo shoots are higher in copper, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B1, manganese, and zinc.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 586% more than bamboo shoots.
  • Baking powder contains 2650 times more sodium than bamboo shoots. While baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, bamboo shoots contain only 4mg.
  • The glycemic index of bamboo shoots is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Bamboo shoots, raw.

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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 2.1% 3.9% 47% 19% 63% 30% 25% 0.52% 34% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45100%
Contains more IronIron +2104%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3613.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2565%
Contains more CopperCopper +1800%
Contains more ZincZinc +10900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2281.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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 13% 0.33% 20% 0% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3% 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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Bamboo shoots DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 13mg 586%
Sodium 10600mg 4mg 461%
Phosphorus 2191mg 59mg 305%
Iron 11.02mg 0.5mg 132%
Copper 0.01mg 0.19mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.24mg 18%
Potassium 20mg 533mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.15mg 13%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.262mg 11%
Zinc 0.01mg 1.1mg 10%
Fiber 0.2g 2.2g 8%
Carbs 27.7g 5.2g 8%
Vitamin E 0mg 1mg 7%
Magnesium 27mg 3mg 6%
Protein 0g 2.6g 5%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.07mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.6mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.161mg 3%
Folate 0µg 7µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.134g 1%
Calories 53kcal 27kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.8µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 27.5g 3g N/A
Sugar 0g 3g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.069g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.007g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0%
Leucine 0.14mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.03mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.09mg 0%
Valine 0.106mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0%

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
3% 5% 91%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +432.7%
Contains more OtherOther +7377.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1720%

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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. Bamboo shoots - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/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.