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Baking powder vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between baking powder and Mexican tea

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, vitamin B2, magnesium, copper, and potassium.
  • Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 560% more than Mexican tea.
  • Baking powder has 247 times more sodium than Mexican tea. While baking powder has 10600mg of sodium, Mexican tea has only 43mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Epazote, raw.

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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 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2036.7%
Contains more IronIron +486.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2447.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +348.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3065%
Contains more CopperCopper +1800%
Contains more ZincZinc +10900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28063.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%

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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Mexican tea DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 275mg 560%
Sodium 10600mg 43mg 459%
Phosphorus 2191mg 86mg 301%
Manganese 0.011mg 3.098mg 134%
Iron 11.02mg 1.88mg 114%
Folate 0µg 215µg 54%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.348mg 27%
Magnesium 27mg 121mg 22%
Copper 0.01mg 0.19mg 20%
Potassium 20mg 633mg 18%
Fiber 0.2g 3.8g 14%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.152mg 12%
Zinc 0.01mg 1.1mg 10%
Carbs 27.7g 7.44g 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.639mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.179mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.028mg 2%
Protein 0g 0.33g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.52g 1%
Calories 53kcal 32kcal 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +272.3%
Contains more OtherOther +2592%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1684.2%

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/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.