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Baking powder vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between baking powder and summer squash

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, summer squash is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, folate, manganese, and potassium.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 586% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash has 5300 times less sodium than baking powder. Baking powder has 10600mg of sodium, while summer squash has 2mg.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of summer squash is 13.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw.

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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 12% 4.5% 23% 13% 17% 7.9% 16% 0.26% 23% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +39073.3%
Contains more IronIron +3048.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5665.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1210%
Contains more CopperCopper +410%
Contains more ZincZinc +2800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1490.9%
~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

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 57% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 12% 33% 9.1% 9.3% 50% 0% 7.5% 22% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Summer squash DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 15mg 586%
Sodium 10600mg 2mg 461%
Phosphorus 2191mg 38mg 308%
Iron 11.02mg 0.35mg 133%
Vitamin C 0mg 17mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.218mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.142mg 11%
Carbs 27.7g 3.35g 8%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.175mg 7%
Folate 0µg 29µg 7%
Potassium 20mg 262mg 7%
Copper 0.01mg 0.051mg 5%
Fiber 0.2g 1.1g 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.048mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.155mg 3%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.29mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 3µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.487mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.21g 2%
Calories 53kcal 16kcal 2%
Magnesium 27mg 17mg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.12mg 1%
Choline 0mg 6.7mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.089g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 27.5g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.2g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 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% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +726.9%
Contains more OtherOther +10754.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1792.8%

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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. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/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.