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Baking powder vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between baking powder and beer

  • Beer has less calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 587% more.
  • Baking powder has 2650 times more sodium than beer. Baking powder has 10600mg of sodium, while beer has 4mg.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index than baking powder.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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%
Beer
Beer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +146800%
Contains more IronIron +55000%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15550%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Zinc ~0.01mg

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%
Beer
Beer
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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% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Beer DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 4mg 587%
Sodium 10600mg 4mg 461%
Phosphorus 2191mg 14mg 311%
Iron 11.02mg 0.02mg 138%
Carbs 27.7g 3.55g 8%
Magnesium 27mg 6mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.046mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.513mg 3%
Folate 0µg 6µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.025mg 2%
Choline 0mg 10.1mg 2%
Protein 0g 0.46g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Copper 0.01mg 0.005mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.041mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Calories 53kcal 43kcal 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 3.55g N/A
Potassium 20mg 27mg 0%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.005mg 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
Beer
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +680.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1570%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1739.2%
~equal in Fats ~0g

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.