Baking powder vs. Soy milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are baking powder and soy milk different?
- Baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, soy milk is richer in copper, manganese, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
- Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 585% higher.
- Baking powder contains 208 times more sodium than soy milk. While baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, soy milk contains only 51mg.
- Soy milk has a lower glycemic index (37) than baking powder (92).
Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified are the varieties used 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +23404% |
Contains more IronIron | +1621.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +4113.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +490% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +1180% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1100% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1927.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +2300% |
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.
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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 5876mg | 25mg | 585% |
Sodium | 10600mg | 51mg | 459% |
Phosphorus | 2191mg | 52mg | 306% |
Iron | 11.02mg | 0.64mg | 130% |
Copper | 0.01mg | 0.128mg | 13% |
Manganese | 0.011mg | 0.223mg | 9% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 4.8µg | 8% |
Carbs | 27.7g | 6.28g | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.373mg | 7% |
Protein | 0g | 3.27g | 7% |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.077mg | 6% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.961g | 6% |
Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.069mg | 5% |
Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.06mg | 5% |
Folate | 0µg | 18µg | 5% |
Choline | 0mg | 23.6mg | 4% |
Potassium | 20mg | 118mg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 0.513mg | 3% |
Fats | 0g | 1.75g | 3% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 3µg | 3% |
Fiber | 0.2g | 0.6g | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.11mg | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 0.205g | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.401g | 1% |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.12mg | 1% |
Calories | 53kcal | 54kcal | 0% |
Net carbs | 27.5g | 5.68g | N/A |
Magnesium | 27mg | 25mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0g | 3.99g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.038mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.108mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.114mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.186mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.131mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.113mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.117mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.061mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
Protein:
3.27 g
Fats:
1.75 g
Carbs:
6.28 g
Water:
88.05 g
Other:
0.65 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +341.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +10253.8% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1661% |