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Baking powder vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between baking powder and honey

  • Baking powder is higher than honey in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 587% more than honey.
  • Baking powder contains 2650 times more sodium than honey. While baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, honey contains only 4mg.
  • The glycemic index of honey is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Honey.

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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%
Honey
Honey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +97833.3%
Contains more IronIron +2523.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54675%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +160%
Contains more CopperCopper +260%
Contains more ZincZinc +2100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +627.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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%
Honey
Honey
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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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Honey DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 6mg 587%
Sodium 10600mg 4mg 461%
Phosphorus 2191mg 4mg 312%
Iron 11.02mg 0.42mg 133%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Carbs 27.7g 82.4g 18%
Calories 53kcal 304kcal 13%
Magnesium 27mg 2mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.038mg 3%
Copper 0.01mg 0.036mg 3%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.024mg 2%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.22mg 2%
Folate 0µg 2µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.068mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.121mg 1%
Potassium 20mg 52mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.3g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 0g 82.12g N/A
Fiber 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Choline 0mg 2.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.001mg 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
Honey
Honey
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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more OtherOther +33550%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +197.5%
Contains more WaterWater +242%
~equal in Fats ~0g

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/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.