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Baking powder vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between baking powder and marshmallow

  • Baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium, yet marshmallow is higher in copper.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 587% more than marshmallow.
  • Baking powder contains 274 times more phosphorus than marshmallow. While baking powder contains 2191mg of phosphorus, marshmallow contains only 8mg.
  • The amount of sodium in marshmallow is lower.
  • The glycemic index of marshmallow is lower.

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

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +195766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +300%
Contains more IronIron +4691.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27287.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +870%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +750%

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%
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% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Marshmallow DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 3mg 587%
Sodium 10600mg 80mg 457%
Phosphorus 2191mg 8mg 312%
Iron 11.02mg 0.23mg 135%
Carbs 27.7g 81.3g 18%
Calories 53kcal 318kcal 13%
Copper 0.01mg 0.097mg 10%
Magnesium 27mg 2mg 6%
Protein 0g 1.8g 4%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.7µg 3%
Fats 0g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 27.5g 81.2g N/A
Potassium 20mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 0g 57.56g N/A
Fiber 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.04mg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.078mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Folate 0µg 1µg 0%
Choline 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.08g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.047g 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more OtherOther +22333.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +193.5%
Contains more WaterWater +228%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.