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Baking powder vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between baking powder and merlot

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron, while merlot has more manganese.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 587% higher.
  • Merlot contains 2650 times less sodium than baking powder. Baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, while merlot contains 4mg.
  • Merlot has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of merlot is 15, while the glycemic index of baking powder is 92.

The food types used in this comparison are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +73350%
Contains more IronIron +2295.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9426.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +535%
Contains more ZincZinc +1300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1100%
~equal in Copper ~0.011mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

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%
Merlot
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Merlot DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 8mg 587%
Sodium 10600mg 4mg 461%
Phosphorus 2191mg 23mg 310%
Iron 11.02mg 0.46mg 132%
Carbs 27.7g 2.51g 8%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.132mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.057mg 4%
Magnesium 27mg 12mg 4%
Potassium 20mg 127mg 3%
Calories 53kcal 83kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.031mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.224mg 1%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.14mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Protein 0g 0.07g 0%
Net carbs 27.5g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.62g N/A
Copper 0.01mg 0.011mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.005mg 0%
Folate 0µg 1µg 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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1003.6%
Contains more OtherOther +521.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1631.8%
~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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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