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Baking powder vs. Peppermint — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between baking powder and peppermint

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, peppermint is higher in vitamin A, manganese, copper, vitamin C, fiber, and folate.
  • Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 563% more than peppermint.
  • Baking powder has 342 times more sodium than peppermint. While baking powder has 10600mg of sodium, peppermint has only 31mg.
  • The glycemic index of baking powder is higher.

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

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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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2318.1%
Contains more IronIron +116.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2901.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +196.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2745%
Contains more CopperCopper +3190%
Contains more ZincZinc +11000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10590.9%

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 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 Peppermint DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 243mg 563%
Sodium 10600mg 31mg 460%
Phosphorus 2191mg 73mg 303%
Iron 11.02mg 5.08mg 74%
Manganese 0.011mg 1.176mg 51%
Copper 0.01mg 0.329mg 35%
Vitamin C 0mg 31.8mg 35%
Fiber 0.2g 8g 31%
Folate 0µg 114µg 29%
Vitamin A 0µg 212µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.266mg 20%
Potassium 20mg 569mg 16%
Magnesium 27mg 80mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.706mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.129mg 10%
Zinc 0.01mg 1.11mg 10%
Protein 0g 3.75g 8%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.082mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.338mg 7%
Carbs 27.7g 14.89g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.508g 3%
Saturated fat 0g 0.246g 1%
Calories 53kcal 70kcal 1%
Fats 0g 0.94g 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 6.89g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.033g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 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
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +86%
Contains more OtherOther +3702.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1473%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients

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

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