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Baking powder vs. Tomato paste — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between baking powder and tomato paste

  • Baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron, yet tomato paste is higher in copper, vitamin A, potassium, vitamin E, vitamin C, and vitamin B3.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 584% more than tomato paste.
  • Baking powder contains 180 times more sodium than tomato paste. While baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, tomato paste contains only 59mg.
  • The glycemic index of tomato paste is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added.

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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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16222.2%
Contains more IronIron +269.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2539.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4970%
Contains more CopperCopper +3550%
Contains more ZincZinc +6200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2645.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2550%

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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
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 Tomato paste DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 36mg 584%
Sodium 10600mg 59mg 458%
Phosphorus 2191mg 83mg 301%
Iron 11.02mg 2.98mg 101%
Copper 0.01mg 0.365mg 39%
Vitamin E 0mg 4.3mg 29%
Potassium 20mg 1014mg 29%
Vitamin C 0mg 21.9mg 24%
Vitamin B3 0mg 3.076mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.216mg 17%
Fiber 0.2g 4.1g 16%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.302mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.153mg 12%
Vitamin K 0µg 11.4µg 10%
Protein 0g 4.32g 9%
Selenium 0.2µg 5.3µg 9%
Vitamin A 0µg 76µg 8%
Choline 0mg 38.5mg 7%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.63mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.06mg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 42mg 4%
Folate 0µg 12µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.142mg 3%
Carbs 27.7g 18.91g 3%
Calories 53kcal 82kcal 1%
Fats 0g 0.47g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.16g 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 14.81g N/A
Sugar 0g 12.18g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.1g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.067g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 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
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.5%
Contains more OtherOther +2303.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1370%

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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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/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.