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Baking powder vs. Taco — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between baking powder and taco

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron, while taco has more vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, fiber, and vitamin K.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 579% higher.
  • Taco contains 27 times less sodium than baking powder. Baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, while taco contains 397mg.
  • Taco has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of taco is 39, while the glycemic index of baking powder is 92.

The food types used in this comparison are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 27% 18% 45% 26% 48% 76% 52% 32% 50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6502.2%
Contains more IronIron +826.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1130.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +945%
Contains more CopperCopper +670%
Contains more ZincZinc +17400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2163.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4500%

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%
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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 1.3% 6.7% 12% 1.5% 13% 14% 31% 0% 21% 116% 38% 14% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Taco DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 89mg 579%
Sodium 10600mg 397mg 444%
Phosphorus 2191mg 178mg 288%
Iron 11.02mg 1.19mg 123%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.93µg 39%
Fats 0g 12.7g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.042g 20%
Saturated fat 0g 4.384g 20%
Protein 0g 8.86g 18%
Selenium 0.2µg 9.2µg 16%
Zinc 0.01mg 1.75mg 16%
Fiber 0.2g 3.9g 15%
Vitamin K 0µg 15.3µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 4.411g 11%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.249mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.65mg 10%
Calories 53kcal 226kcal 9%
Cholesterol 0mg 28mg 9%
Copper 0.01mg 0.077mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.09mg 7%
Starch 14.78g 6%
Choline 0mg 32mg 6%
Potassium 20mg 209mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.06mg 5%
Folate 0µg 19µg 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.6mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.05mg 4%
Carbs 27.7g 19.85g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 20µg 2%
Magnesium 27mg 32mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 4IU 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 27.5g 15.95g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.467g N/A
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.166g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.708g N/A

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
Taco
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9% 13% 20% 57%
Protein: 8.86 g
Fats: 12.7 g
Carbs: 19.85 g
Water: 57.02 g
Other: 1.57 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.5%
Contains more OtherOther +4186.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1040.4%

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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. Taco - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170689/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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