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Baking powder vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between baking powder and coconut

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, coconut is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, selenium, and zinc.
  • Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 586% more than coconut.
  • Baking powder has 530 times more sodium than coconut. While baking powder has 10600mg of sodium, coconut has only 20mg.
  • 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 Nuts, coconut meat, raw.

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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 23% 4.2% 31% 91% 145% 30% 48% 2.6% 196% 55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41871.4%
Contains more IronIron +353.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1838.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1680%
Contains more CopperCopper +4250%
Contains more ZincZinc +10900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13536.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4950%

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%
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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 11% 0% 4.8% 0% 17% 4.6% 10% 18% 12% 0% 0.5% 20% 6.6%
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 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Coconut DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 14mg 586%
Sodium 10600mg 20mg 460%
Phosphorus 2191mg 113mg 297%
Saturated fat 0g 29.698g 135%
Iron 11.02mg 2.43mg 107%
Manganese 0.011mg 1.5mg 65%
Fats 0g 33.49g 52%
Copper 0.01mg 0.435mg 47%
Fiber 0.2g 9g 35%
Selenium 0.2µg 10.1µg 18%
Calories 53kcal 354kcal 15%
Potassium 20mg 356mg 10%
Zinc 0.01mg 1.1mg 10%
Folate 0µg 26µg 7%
Protein 0g 3.33g 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.3mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.066mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 1.425g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Carbs 27.7g 15.23g 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.054mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.54mg 3%
Choline 0mg 12.1mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.366g 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Magnesium 27mg 32mg 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 6.23g N/A
Sugar 0g 6.23g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 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
3% 33% 15% 47%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 33.49 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 46.99 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +81.9%
Contains more OtherOther +6910.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +839.8%

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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. Coconut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170169/nutrients

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

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