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Baking powder vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between baking powder and table salt?

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium than table salt.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1224% higher.
  • Baking powder is lower in sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index (92) than table salt (0).

We used Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Salt, table 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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24383.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +150%
Contains more IronIron +3239.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +809.1%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 10600mg 38758mg 1224%
Calcium 5876mg 24mg 585%
Phosphorus 2191mg 0mg 313%
Iron 11.02mg 0.33mg 134%
Carbs 27.7g 0g 9%
Magnesium 27mg 1mg 6%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.1mg 4%
Calories 53kcal 0kcal 3%
Copper 0.01mg 0.03mg 2%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 0g N/A
Potassium 20mg 8mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.1µg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +2400%
Contains more OtherOther +48.3%
~equal in Protein ~0g
~equal in Fats ~0g

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.