Baking powder vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are baking powder and spätzle different?
- Baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, spätzle is richer in selenium, manganese, copper, zinc, and vitamin B5.
- Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 586% higher.
- Baking powder contains 64 times more sodium than spätzle. While baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, spätzle contains only 165mg.
Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt 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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +28.6% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +48866.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +1736.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +2782.9% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +90% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +880% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +6400% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.4% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2763.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
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 B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 5876mg | 12mg | 586% |
Sodium | 10600mg | 165mg | 454% |
Phosphorus | 2191mg | 76mg | 302% |
Iron | 11.02mg | 0.6mg | 130% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 23.9µg | 43% |
Manganese | 0.011mg | 0.315mg | 13% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 29mg | 10% |
Copper | 0.01mg | 0.098mg | 10% |
Protein | 0g | 4.54g | 9% |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.65mg | 6% |
Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.263mg | 5% |
Choline | 0mg | 25.7mg | 5% |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.046mg | 4% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.09µg | 4% |
Fiber | 0.2g | 1.2g | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.552g | 4% |
Calories | 53kcal | 138kcal | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 0.4mg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.03mg | 3% |
Fats | 0g | 2.07g | 3% |
Folate | 0µg | 7µg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.02mg | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 0.419g | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.17mg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 6µg | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.581g | 1% |
Carbs | 27.7g | 25.16g | 1% |
Magnesium | 27mg | 21mg | 1% |
Potassium | 20mg | 38mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 27.5g | 23.96g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 0.4g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.029g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.043mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.138mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.19mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.365mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.137mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.086mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.24mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.22mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.121mg | 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:
4.54 g
Fats:
2.07 g
Carbs:
25.16 g
Water:
67.73 g
Other:
0.5 g
Contains more OtherOther | +13360% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1254.6% |
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Carbs
~25.16g