Baking powder vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are baking powder and maple sugar different?
- Baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, maple sugar is richer in manganese, zinc, copper, and potassium.
- Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 579% higher.
- Baking powder contains 964 times more sodium than maple sugar. While baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, maple sugar contains only 11mg.
- Maple sugar has a lower glycemic index (63) than baking powder (92).
Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Sugars, maple 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 | +42.1% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +6428.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +584.5% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +72933.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1270% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +890% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +60500% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.9% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +40100% |
| 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.
| 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 CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Calcium | 5876mg | 90mg | 579% |
| Sodium | 10600mg | 11mg | 460% |
| Phosphorus | 2191mg | 3mg | 313% |
| Manganese | 0.011mg | 4.422mg | 192% |
| Iron | 11.02mg | 1.61mg | 118% |
| Zinc | 0.01mg | 6.06mg | 55% |
| Carbs | 27.7g | 90.9g | 21% |
| Calories | 53kcal | 354kcal | 15% |
| Copper | 0.01mg | 0.099mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 20mg | 274mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 27mg | 19mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.8µg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.048mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.013mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.009mg | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.1g | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 0g | 1% |
| Protein | 0g | 0.1g | 0% |
| Fats | 0g | 0.2g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 27.5g | 90.9g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0g | 84.87g | N/A |
| Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.003mg | 0% |
| Choline | 0mg | 2.1mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0g | 0.036g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.064g | 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:
0.2 g
Carbs:
90.9 g
Water:
8 g
Other:
0.8 g
| Contains more OtherOther | +8312.5% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +228.2% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +60% |
