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Baking powder vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between baking powder and cinnamon roll

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, cinnamon roll is higher in selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin K.
  • Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 569% more than cinnamon roll.
  • Baking powder has 35 times more sodium than cinnamon roll. While baking powder has 10600mg of sodium, cinnamon roll has only 305mg.
  • The glycemic index of baking powder is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns).

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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 10% 55% 9% 51% 21% 14% 56% 40% 38% 71%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3110.9%
Contains more IronIron +704.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1572.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +410%
Contains more CopperCopper +520%
Contains more ZincZinc +5200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2554.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6400%

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 1% 0% 23% 0% 53% 32% 45% 20% 8.8% 20% 38% 54% 5.8%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Cinnamon roll DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 183mg 569%
Sodium 10600mg 305mg 448%
Phosphorus 2191mg 131mg 294%
Iron 11.02mg 1.37mg 121%
Saturated fat 0g 12.649g 57%
Fats 0g 26.61g 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.676g 25%
Selenium 0.2µg 13µg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 8.723g 22%
Calories 53kcal 452kcal 20%
Folate 0µg 72µg 18%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.211mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0mg 2.404mg 15%
Vitamin K 0µg 15.2µg 13%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.292mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.138mg 11%
Protein 0g 4.45g 9%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.15mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.337mg 7%
Starch 16.39g 7%
Carbs 27.7g 48.6g 7%
Copper 0.01mg 0.062mg 6%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.53mg 5%
Fiber 0.2g 1.2g 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.038mg 3%
Magnesium 27mg 14mg 3%
Potassium 20mg 102mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Choline 0mg 10.6mg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 27.5g 47.4g N/A
Sugar 0g 25.7g N/A
Trans fat 0.295g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.176mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.226mg 0%
Leucine 0.41mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.104mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.264mg 0%
Valine 0.255mg 0%
Histidine 0.126mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.225g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 3.352g N/A

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
4% 27% 49% 19%
Protein: 4.45 g
Fats: 26.61 g
Carbs: 48.6 g
Water: 18.98 g
Other: 1.36 g
Contains more OtherOther +4848.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +75.5%
Contains more WaterWater +279.6%

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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. Cinnamon roll - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167940/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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