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Baking powder vs. Pancake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between baking powder and pancake

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, pancake has more selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 566% more.
  • Baking powder has 24 times more sodium than pancake. Baking powder has 10600mg of sodium, while pancake has 439mg.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index than pancake.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe.

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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 11% 66% 12% 68% 16% 15% 68% 57% 26% 81%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2583.1%
Contains more IronIron +512.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1278%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +560%
Contains more CopperCopper +390%
Contains more ZincZinc +5500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1718.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7350%

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 1% 18% 0% 0% 50% 65% 29% 24% 11% 28% 0% 29% 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 Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Pancake DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 219mg 566%
Sodium 10600mg 439mg 442%
Phosphorus 2191mg 159mg 290%
Iron 11.02mg 1.8mg 115%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 4.447g 30%
Selenium 0.2µg 14.9µg 27%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.281mg 22%
Cholesterol 0mg 59mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.201mg 17%
Fats 0g 9.7g 15%
Protein 0g 6.4g 13%
Saturated fat 0g 2.122g 10%
Folate 0µg 38µg 10%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.567mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.22µg 9%
Calories 53kcal 227kcal 9%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.2mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.405mg 8%
Vitamin A 0µg 54µg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 2.474g 6%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.56mg 5%
Copper 0.01mg 0.049mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.046mg 4%
Potassium 20mg 132mg 3%
Magnesium 27mg 16mg 3%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Carbs 27.7g 28.3g 0%
Net carbs 27.5g 28.3g N/A
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0%
Threonine 0.237mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0%
Leucine 0.513mg 0%
Lysine 0.321mg 0%
Methionine 0.147mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.319mg 0%
Valine 0.335mg 0%
Histidine 0.152mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A

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
6% 10% 28% 53% 3%
Protein: 6.4 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 28.3 g
Water: 52.9 g
Other: 2.7 g
Contains more OtherOther +2392.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +958%
~equal in Carbs ~28.3g

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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. Pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175009/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.