Baking powder vs. Tart — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are baking powder and tart different?
- Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, tart is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and selenium.
- Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 583% more than tart.
- Baking powder has 29 times more sodium than tart. Baking powder has 10600mg of sodium, while tart has 361mg.
- Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of tart is 45.
Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Breakfast tart, low fat types were 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 CalciumCalcium | +13254.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +222.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +2255.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +63% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +230% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +630% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +2700% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +6350% |
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 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 B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 5876mg | 44mg | 583% |
Sodium | 10600mg | 361mg | 445% |
Phosphorus | 2191mg | 93mg | 300% |
Iron | 11.02mg | 3.42mg | 95% |
Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.549mg | 42% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 285µg | 32% |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.38mg | 29% |
Folate | 0µg | 100µg | 25% |
Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 3.8mg | 24% |
Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.285mg | 24% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 12.9µg | 23% |
Calories | 53kcal | 372kcal | 16% |
Carbs | 27.7g | 76.8g | 16% |
Fats | 0g | 5.99g | 9% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 3.338g | 8% |
Protein | 0g | 3.99g | 8% |
Copper | 0.01mg | 0.073mg | 7% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.878g | 6% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 1.393g | 6% |
Fiber | 0.2g | 1.5g | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.53mg | 4% |
Magnesium | 27mg | 44mg | 4% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 3.8mg | 4% |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.28mg | 2% |
Choline | 0mg | 8.4mg | 2% |
Potassium | 20mg | 66mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 27.5g | 75.3g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 4.87g | N/A |
Manganese | 0.011mg | 0% | |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 0.4µg | 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:
3.99 g
Fats:
5.99 g
Carbs:
76.8 g
Water:
12.04 g
Other:
1.18 g
Contains more OtherOther | +5603.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +177.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +140.8% |