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Baking powder vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between baking powder and sweet potato?

  • Baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron, while sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, copper, fiber, and manganese.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 585% higher.
  • Sweet potato has 193 times less sodium than baking powder. Baking powder has 10600mg of sodium, while sweet potato has 55mg.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index (92) than sweet potato (70).

We used Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared types in this comparison.

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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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +19486.7%
Contains more IronIron +1706.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4561.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1585%
Contains more CopperCopper +1410%
Contains more ZincZinc +2900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2245.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
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 Sweet potato DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 30mg 585%
Sodium 10600mg 55mg 458%
Phosphorus 2191mg 47mg 306%
Iron 11.02mg 0.61mg 130%
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Copper 0.01mg 0.151mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.8mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.209mg 16%
Fiber 0.2g 3g 11%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.258mg 11%
Potassium 20mg 337mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.078mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.061mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.3mg 3%
Carbs 27.7g 20.12g 3%
Folate 0µg 11µg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.4mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.557mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.57g 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.8µg 2%
Choline 0mg 12.3mg 2%
Calories 53kcal 86kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.26mg 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Fats 0g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 27.5g 17.12g N/A
Magnesium 27mg 25mg 0%
Sugar 0g 4.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 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
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.7%
Contains more OtherOther +6767.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1445.6%

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.