Baking powder vs. Gumdrop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between baking powder and gumdrop
- Baking powder is higher than gumdrop in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium.
- Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 587% more than gumdrop.
- Baking powder contains 2191 times more phosphorus than gumdrop. While baking powder contains 2191mg of phosphorus, gumdrop contains only 1mg.
- The amount of sodium in gumdrop is lower.
- The glycemic index of gumdrop is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces.
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +2600% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +195766.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +300% |
Contains more IronIron | +2655% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +219000% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +20% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.6% |
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.
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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 5876mg | 3mg | 587% |
Sodium | 10600mg | 44mg | 459% |
Phosphorus | 2191mg | 1mg | 313% |
Iron | 11.02mg | 0.4mg | 133% |
Carbs | 27.7g | 98.9g | 24% |
Calories | 53kcal | 396kcal | 17% |
Magnesium | 27mg | 1mg | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.006mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.013mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.8µg | 1% |
Net carbs | 27.5g | 98.8g | N/A |
Potassium | 20mg | 5mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0g | 58.97g | N/A |
Fiber | 0.2g | 0.1g | 0% |
Copper | 0.01mg | 0.012mg | 0% |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 0mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.011mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.012mg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.005mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
98.9 g
Water:
1 g
Other:
0.1 g
Contains more WaterWater | +400% |
Contains more OtherOther | +67200% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +257% |
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