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Baking powder vs. Okra — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between baking powder and okra?

  • Baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, okra is richer in manganese, vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and folate.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 579% more.
  • Okra contains 1514 times less sodium than baking powder. Baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, while okra contains 7mg.

We used Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Okra, raw types 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.
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%
Okra
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7065.9%
Contains more IronIron +1677.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3491.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1395%
Contains more CopperCopper +990%
Contains more ZincZinc +5700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7063.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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%
Okra
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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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Okra DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 82mg 579%
Sodium 10600mg 7mg 461%
Phosphorus 2191mg 61mg 304%
Iron 11.02mg 0.62mg 130%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.788mg 34%
Vitamin K 0µg 31.3µg 26%
Vitamin C 0mg 23mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.2mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.215mg 17%
Folate 0µg 60µg 15%
Fiber 0.2g 3.2g 12%
Copper 0.01mg 0.109mg 11%
Potassium 20mg 299mg 8%
Magnesium 27mg 57mg 7%
Carbs 27.7g 7.45g 7%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1mg 6%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.58mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.245mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 36µg 4%
Protein 0g 1.93g 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.27mg 2%
Choline 0mg 12.3mg 2%
Calories 53kcal 33kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Fructose 0.57g 1%
Fats 0g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 27.5g 4.25g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.48g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.027g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 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
Okra
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2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +271.8%
Contains more OtherOther +7817.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1691.6%

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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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/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.