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Baking powder vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between baking powder and spread

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, spread has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, and copper.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 586% more.
  • Baking powder has 37 times more phosphorus than spread. Baking powder has 2191mg of phosphorus, while spread has 59mg.
  • Spread is lower in sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index than spread.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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%
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +237.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48866.7%
Contains more IronIron +1294.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3613.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +450%
Contains more CopperCopper +1200%
Contains more ZincZinc +10100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +136.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4750%

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%
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Spread DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 12mg 586%
Sodium 10600mg 1013mg 417%
Phosphorus 2191mg 59mg 305%
Iron 11.02mg 0.79mg 128%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Fats 0g 17.34g 27%
Saturated fat 0g 5.977g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 7.584g 19%
Selenium 0.2µg 9.7µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 2.565g 17%
Protein 0g 7.66g 15%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.172mg 14%
Copper 0.01mg 0.13mg 13%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.74mg 12%
Choline 0mg 62.3mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.73mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.134mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.12mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.43mg 9%
Calories 53kcal 235kcal 9%
Zinc 0.01mg 1.02mg 9%
Carbs 27.7g 11.94g 5%
Magnesium 27mg 8mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Potassium 20mg 110mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.026mg 1%
Folate 0µg 2µg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.6µg 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 11.74g N/A
Fiber 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 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
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +132%
Contains more OtherOther +2320.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1105.6%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.