Baking powder vs. Instant coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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The main differences between baking powder and instant coffee
- Baking powder is richer than instant coffee in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium.
- Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 587% higher.
- Baking powder contains 2650 times more sodium than instant coffee. Baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, while instant coffee contains 4mg.
- Instant coffee has a lower glycemic index than baking powder.
Food types used in this article are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, prepared with water.
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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 | +575% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +146800% |
Contains more IronIron | +27450% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +72933.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +100% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +50% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +36.4% |
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 B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 5876mg | 4mg | 587% |
Sodium | 10600mg | 4mg | 461% |
Phosphorus | 2191mg | 3mg | 313% |
Iron | 11.02mg | 0.04mg | 137% |
Carbs | 27.7g | 0.34g | 9% |
Caffeine | 0mg | 26mg | 7% |
Magnesium | 27mg | 4mg | 5% |
Calories | 53kcal | 2kcal | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 0.236mg | 1% |
Fiber | 0.2g | 0g | 1% |
Protein | 0g | 0.1g | 0% |
Net carbs | 27.5g | 0.34g | N/A |
Potassium | 20mg | 30mg | 0% |
Copper | 0.01mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.011mg | 0.015mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.1µg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.001mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.001mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 0.002g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.002g | 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:
0.1 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
0.34 g
Water:
99.09 g
Other:
0.47 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +8047.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +14219.1% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1881.8% |
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