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Baking powder vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between baking powder and potato salad

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, potato salad is higher in copper, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
  • Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 586% more than potato salad.
  • Baking powder has 42 times more phosphorus than potato salad. While baking powder has 2191mg of phosphorus, potato salad has only 52mg.
  • Potato salad has less sodium.
  • 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 Potato salad, home-prepared.

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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% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30826.3%
Contains more IronIron +1595.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4113.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1170%
Contains more CopperCopper +1080%
Contains more ZincZinc +3000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +818.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1950%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 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 Potato salad DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 19mg 586%
Sodium 10600mg 529mg 438%
Phosphorus 2191mg 52mg 306%
Iron 11.02mg 0.65mg 130%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.737g 25%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Fats 0g 8.2g 13%
Copper 0.01mg 0.118mg 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 10mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.534mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.141mg 11%
Selenium 0.2µg 4.1µg 7%
Potassium 20mg 254mg 7%
Saturated fat 0g 1.429g 6%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.077mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 2.48g 6%
Carbs 27.7g 11.17g 6%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.89mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.06mg 5%
Calories 53kcal 143kcal 5%
Protein 0g 2.68g 5%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.101mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Fiber 0.2g 1.3g 4%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.31mg 3%
Magnesium 27mg 15mg 3%
Folate 0µg 7µg 2%
Net carbs 27.5g 9.87g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +148%
Contains more OtherOther +3351.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1420%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.