Baking powder vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are baking powder and icing different?
- Baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium; however, icing is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin K, vitamin E, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 587% higher.
- Baking powder contains 122 times more phosphorus than icing. While baking powder contains 2191mg of phosphorus, icing contains only 18mg.
- Icing has less sodium.
- Icing has a lower glycemic index (51) than baking powder (92).
Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat 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 | +2600% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +195766.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +6787.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +12072.2% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +100% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +70% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +600% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.3% |
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 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 KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Calcium | 5876mg | 3mg | 587% |
| Sodium | 10600mg | 184mg | 453% |
| Phosphorus | 2191mg | 18mg | 310% |
| Iron | 11.02mg | 0.16mg | 136% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 7.951g | 53% |
| Fats | 0g | 16.23g | 25% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.302mg | 23% |
| Calories | 53kcal | 418kcal | 18% |
| Saturated fat | 0g | 2.974g | 14% |
| Carbs | 27.7g | 67.89g | 13% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 4.86g | 12% |
| Vitamin K | 0µg | 13µg | 11% |
| Vitamin E | 0mg | 1.53mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 27mg | 1mg | 6% |
| Folate | 0µg | 8µg | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.01mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.07mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 0.22mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.055mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.01mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 0g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 27.5g | 67.89g | N/A |
| Potassium | 20mg | 34mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 0g | 63.1g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.011mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.1µg | 0% |
| Choline | 0mg | 2.3mg | 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:
0 g
Fats:
16.23 g
Carbs:
67.89 g
Water:
15.07 g
Other:
0.81 g
| Contains more OtherOther | +8208.6% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +145.1% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +201.4% |
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