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Baking powder vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between baking powder and tortilla

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, tortilla has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, and copper.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 581% more.
  • Baking powder has 22 times more sodium than tortilla. Baking powder has 10600mg of sodium, while tortilla has 482mg.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index than tortilla.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo).

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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 14% 21% 9.3% 143% 34% 8.7% 63% 63% 35% 91%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8294.3%
Contains more IronIron +189.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1400.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +425%
Contains more CopperCopper +920%
Contains more ZincZinc +3100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2336.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8200%

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% 3.8% 0% 93% 26% 77% 10% 14% 0% 1% 74% 0%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Tortilla DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 70mg 581%
Sodium 10600mg 482mg 440%
Phosphorus 2191mg 146mg 292%
Iron 11.02mg 3.81mg 90%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.37mg 31%
Selenium 0.2µg 16.6µg 30%
Vitamin B3 0mg 4.125mg 26%
Folate 0µg 98µg 25%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Protein 0g 7.28g 15%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.268mg 11%
Copper 0.01mg 0.102mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.114mg 9%
Calories 53kcal 237kcal 9%
Fiber 0.2g 2.4g 9%
Carbs 27.7g 49.94g 7%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.06mg 5%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.32mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.391g 3%
Potassium 20mg 105mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.17mg 3%
Magnesium 27mg 19mg 2%
Fats 0g 0.95g 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.296g 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.19mg 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 47.54g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.75g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g 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
7% 50% 40% 2%
Protein: 7.28 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 49.94 g
Water: 39.96 g
Other: 1.87 g
Contains more OtherOther +3498.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.3%
Contains more WaterWater +699.2%

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. Tortilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168041/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.