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Baking powder vs. Blue cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between baking powder and blue cheese

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, blue cheese is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and selenium.
  • Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 535% more than blue cheese.
  • Baking powder has 36 times more iron than blue cheese. While baking powder has 11.02mg of iron, blue cheese has only 0.31mg.
  • Blue cheese has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Cheese, blue.

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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 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1012.9%
Contains more IronIron +3454.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +466.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1180%
Contains more CopperCopper +300%
Contains more ZincZinc +26500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7150%

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% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Blue cheese DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 528mg 535%
Sodium 10600mg 1146mg 411%
Phosphorus 2191mg 387mg 258%
Iron 11.02mg 0.31mg 134%
Saturated fat 0g 18.669g 85%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.22µg 51%
Fats 0g 28.74g 44%
Protein 0g 21.4g 43%
Vitamin B5 0mg 1.729mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.382mg 29%
Selenium 0.2µg 14.5µg 26%
Cholesterol 0mg 75mg 25%
Zinc 0.01mg 2.66mg 24%
Vitamin A 0µg 198µg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 7.778g 19%
Calories 53kcal 353kcal 15%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.166mg 13%
Folate 0µg 36µg 9%
Carbs 27.7g 2.34g 8%
Potassium 20mg 256mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.016mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.8g 5%
Choline 0mg 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 21IU 3%
Copper 0.01mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.029mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.25mg 2%
Magnesium 27mg 23mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 2.34g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.5g N/A
Manganese 0.011mg 0.009mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 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
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1083.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1217%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +748.2%

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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. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/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.