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Baking powder vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are baking powder and daikon different?

  • Baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, daikon is richer in vitamin C, copper, folate, potassium, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 585% higher.
  • Baking powder contains 505 times more sodium than daikon. While baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, daikon contains only 21mg.
  • Daikon has a lower glycemic index (32) than baking powder (92).

Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Radishes, oriental, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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%
Daikon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +21663%
Contains more IronIron +2655%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9426.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1035%
Contains more CopperCopper +1050%
Contains more ZincZinc +1400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +245.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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%
Daikon
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Daikon DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 27mg 585%
Sodium 10600mg 21mg 460%
Phosphorus 2191mg 23mg 310%
Iron 11.02mg 0.4mg 133%
Vitamin C 0mg 22mg 24%
Copper 0.01mg 0.115mg 12%
Carbs 27.7g 4.1g 8%
Folate 0µg 28µg 7%
Potassium 20mg 227mg 6%
Fiber 0.2g 1.6g 6%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.046mg 4%
Magnesium 27mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.138mg 3%
Calories 53kcal 18kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.038mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.15mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.6g 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.2mg 1%
Choline 0mg 7.3mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 27.5g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.5g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 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
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +575.6%
Contains more OtherOther +11503.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1792.4%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.