Baking powder vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between baking powder and cashew?
- Baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron, while cashew is higher in copper, manganese, magnesium, zinc, and selenium.
- Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 584% higher.
- Cashew has 883 times less sodium than baking powder. Baking powder has 10600mg of sodium, while cashew has 12mg.
- Baking powder has a higher glycemic index (92) than cashew (25).
We used Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Nuts, cashew nuts, raw types in this comparison.
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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 CalciumCalcium | +15781.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +65% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +269.5% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +981.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +3200% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +21850% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +57700% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +14945.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +9850% |
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 CVitamin C | +∞% |
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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 5876mg | 37mg | 584% |
Sodium | 10600mg | 12mg | 460% |
Copper | 0.01mg | 2.195mg | 243% |
Phosphorus | 2191mg | 593mg | 228% |
Manganese | 0.011mg | 1.655mg | 71% |
Fats | 0g | 43.85g | 67% |
Magnesium | 27mg | 292mg | 63% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 23.797g | 59% |
Iron | 11.02mg | 6.68mg | 54% |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 5.78mg | 52% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 7.845g | 52% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 19.9µg | 36% |
Protein | 0g | 18.22g | 36% |
Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.423mg | 35% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 7.783g | 35% |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.417mg | 32% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 34.1µg | 28% |
Calories | 53kcal | 553kcal | 25% |
Potassium | 20mg | 660mg | 19% |
Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.864mg | 17% |
Fiber | 0.2g | 3.3g | 12% |
Starch | 23.49g | 10% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 1.062mg | 7% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.9mg | 6% |
Folate | 0µg | 25µg | 6% |
Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.058mg | 4% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.5mg | 1% |
Carbs | 27.7g | 30.19g | 1% |
Net carbs | 27.5g | 26.89g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 5.91g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.287mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.688mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.789mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.472mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.928mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.362mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.951mg | 0% | |
Valine | 1.094mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.456mg | 0% | |
Fructose | 0.05g | 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:
18.22 g
Fats:
43.85 g
Carbs:
30.19 g
Water:
5.2 g
Other:
2.54 g
Contains more OtherOther | +2549.6% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
~equal in
Carbs
~30.19g
~equal in
Water
~5.2g