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Baking powder vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between baking powder and walnut

  • Baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron, yet walnut is richer in copper, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 578% higher.
  • Baking powder contains 5300 times more sodium than walnut. Baking powder contains 10600mg of sodium, while walnut contains 2mg.
  • Walnut 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 Nuts, walnuts, english.

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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%
Walnut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5895.9%
Contains more IronIron +278.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +533.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +485.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2105%
Contains more CopperCopper +15760%
Contains more ZincZinc +30800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30936.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2350%

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%
Walnut
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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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 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 Walnut DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 98mg 578%
Sodium 10600mg 2mg 461%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 47.174g 314%
Phosphorus 2191mg 346mg 264%
Copper 0.01mg 1.586mg 175%
Manganese 0.011mg 3.414mg 148%
Iron 11.02mg 2.91mg 101%
Fats 0g 65.21g 100%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.537mg 41%
Magnesium 27mg 158mg 31%
Calories 53kcal 654kcal 30%
Protein 0g 15.23g 30%
Saturated fat 0g 6.126g 28%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.341mg 28%
Zinc 0.01mg 3.09mg 28%
Fiber 0.2g 6.7g 26%
Folate 0µg 98µg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 8.933g 22%
Potassium 20mg 441mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.15mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.57mg 11%
Selenium 0.2µg 4.9µg 9%
Choline 0mg 39.2mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.125mg 7%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.7mg 5%
Carbs 27.7g 13.71g 5%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.7µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.3mg 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 7.01g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 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
Walnut
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15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +102%
Contains more WaterWater +22.9%
Contains more OtherOther +3680.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%

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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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/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.