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Baking powder vs. Garlic powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are baking powder and garlic powder different?

  • Baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, garlic powder is richer in vitamin B6, copper, selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 580% higher.
  • Baking powder contains 177 times more sodium than garlic powder. While baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, garlic powder contains only 60mg.
  • Garlic powder has a lower glycemic index (5) than baking powder (92).

Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Spices, garlic powder 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.
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 55% 24% 105% 212% 178% 82% 177% 7.8% 128% 130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7338%
Contains more IronIron +95%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +429.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +185.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5865%
Contains more CopperCopper +5230%
Contains more ZincZinc +29800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11850%

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 4% 0% 13% 0% 109% 33% 15% 45% 382% 0% 1% 35% 37%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Garlic powder DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 79mg 580%
Sodium 10600mg 60mg 458%
Phosphorus 2191mg 414mg 254%
Vitamin B6 0mg 1.654mg 127%
Iron 11.02mg 5.65mg 67%
Copper 0.01mg 0.533mg 58%
Selenium 0.2µg 23.9µg 43%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.979mg 42%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.435mg 36%
Potassium 20mg 1193mg 35%
Fiber 0.2g 9g 35%
Protein 0g 16.55g 33%
Zinc 0.01mg 2.99mg 27%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.743mg 15%
Carbs 27.7g 72.73g 15%
Calories 53kcal 331kcal 14%
Magnesium 27mg 77mg 12%
Folate 0µg 47µg 12%
Choline 0mg 67.5mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.141mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.796mg 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.67mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.2mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.73g 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.249g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.178g 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 63.73g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.43g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.115g 0%
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.374mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.414mg 0%
Leucine 0.728mg 0%
Lysine 0.768mg 0%
Methionine 0.111mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.525mg 0%
Valine 0.667mg 0%
Histidine 0.263mg 0%
Fructose 0.31g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.012g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.022g 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
17% 73% 6% 4%
Protein: 16.55 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 72.73 g
Water: 6.45 g
Other: 3.54 g
Contains more OtherOther +1801.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +162.6%
Contains more WaterWater +29%

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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. Garlic powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171325/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.