Baking powder vs. Fontina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are baking powder and fontina different?
- Baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, fontina is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and vitamin A.
- Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 533% higher.
- Baking powder contains 48 times more iron than fontina. While baking powder contains 11.02mg of iron, fontina contains only 0.23mg.
- Fontina has less sodium.
- Fontina has a lower glycemic index (27) than baking powder (92).
Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Cheese, fontina 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +92.9% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +968.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +4691.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +533.2% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +220% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +150% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +34900% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -92.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +27.3% |
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.
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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 5876mg | 550mg | 533% |
Sodium | 10600mg | 800mg | 426% |
Phosphorus | 2191mg | 346mg | 264% |
Iron | 11.02mg | 0.23mg | 135% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 19.196g | 87% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 1.68µg | 70% |
Protein | 0g | 25.6g | 51% |
Fats | 0g | 31.14g | 48% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 116mg | 39% |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 3.5mg | 32% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 261µg | 29% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 14.5µg | 26% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 8.687g | 22% |
Calories | 53kcal | 389kcal | 17% |
Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.204mg | 16% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 1.654g | 11% |
Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.429mg | 9% |
Carbs | 27.7g | 1.55g | 9% |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.083mg | 6% |
Choline | 0mg | 15.4mg | 3% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.6µg | 3% |
Magnesium | 27mg | 14mg | 3% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 23IU | 3% |
Copper | 0.01mg | 0.025mg | 2% |
Folate | 0µg | 6µg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 2.6µg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.021mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.27mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 0.15mg | 1% |
Fiber | 0.2g | 0g | 1% |
Potassium | 20mg | 64mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 27.5g | 1.55g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 1.55g | N/A |
Manganese | 0.011mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.361mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.935mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 1.384mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 2.664mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 2.328mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.706mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 1.497mg | 0% | |
Valine | 1.926mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.959mg | 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:
25.6 g
Fats:
31.14 g
Carbs:
1.55 g
Water:
37.92 g
Other:
3.79 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1687.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1675.7% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +658.4% |