Baking powder vs. Vegetable oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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The main differences between baking powder and vegetable oil
- Baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium, yet vegetable oil is richer in vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 588% higher.
- Vegetable oil has a lower glycemic index than baking powder.
Food types used in this article are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive.
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +8376.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +100% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
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 EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 5876mg | 0mg | 588% |
Sodium | 10600mg | 0mg | 461% |
Phosphorus | 2191mg | 0mg | 313% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 33.033g | 220% |
Fats | 0g | 100g | 154% |
Iron | 11.02mg | 0.13mg | 136% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 48.033g | 120% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 14.78mg | 99% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 14.367g | 65% |
Calories | 53kcal | 884kcal | 42% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 21µg | 18% |
Carbs | 27.7g | 0g | 9% |
Magnesium | 27mg | 0mg | 6% |
Copper | 0.01mg | 0mg | 1% |
Fiber | 0.2g | 0g | 1% |
Potassium | 20mg | 0mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 27.5g | 0g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.011mg | 0mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 0µg | 0% |
Choline | 0mg | 0.2mg | 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:
0 g
Fats:
100 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0 g
Other:
0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
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Protein
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