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Baking powder vs. Watercress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between baking powder and watercress

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, watercress is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 576% more than watercress.
  • Watercress has 259 times less sodium than baking powder. Baking powder has 10600mg of sodium, while watercress has 41mg.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of watercress is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate and Watercress, raw.

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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 15% 36% 29% 7.5% 26% 3% 26% 5.3% 32% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4796.7%
Contains more IronIron +5410%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3551.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1550%
Contains more CopperCopper +670%
Contains more ZincZinc +1000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2118.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%

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 143% 53% 20% 0% 23% 28% 3.8% 19% 30% 0% 625% 6.8% 4.9%
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 Watercress DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 120mg 576%
Sodium 10600mg 41mg 459%
Phosphorus 2191mg 60mg 304%
Vitamin K 0µg 250µg 208%
Iron 11.02mg 0.2mg 135%
Vitamin C 0mg 43mg 48%
Vitamin A 0µg 160µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.129mg 10%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.244mg 10%
Potassium 20mg 330mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.12mg 9%
Carbs 27.7g 1.29g 9%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.09mg 8%
Copper 0.01mg 0.077mg 7%
Vitamin E 0mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.31mg 6%
Protein 0g 2.3g 5%
Folate 0µg 9µg 2%
Choline 0mg 9mg 2%
Calories 53kcal 11kcal 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.2mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0.5g 1%
Magnesium 27mg 21mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 27.5g 0.79g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.2g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 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
2% 95%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 95.11 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2047.3%
Contains more OtherOther +5508.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1802.2%

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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. Watercress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170068/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.