Beans vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are beans and baking powder different?
- Beans have more copper, fiber, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
- Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 583% more than beans.
- Beans contain less sodium.
- Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of beans is 33.
Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate types were used in this article.
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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 | +18.5% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1380% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +1960% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +13900% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +2150% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +11652% |
| Contains more IronIron | +3700% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +2006.7% |
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 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 B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5876mg | 583% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 10600mg | 461% |
| Phosphorus | 104mg | 2191mg | 298% |
| Iron | 0.29mg | 11.02mg | 134% |
| Copper | 0.206mg | 0.01mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 5.5g | 0.2g | 21% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.15mg | 0mg | 13% |
| Zinc | 1.4mg | 0.01mg | 13% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.13mg | 0mg | 10% |
| Protein | 4.8g | 0g | 10% |
| Selenium | 4.5µg | 0.2µg | 8% |
| Potassium | 296mg | 20mg | 8% |
| Choline | 30.8mg | 0mg | 6% |
| Folate | 24µg | 0µg | 6% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.06mg | 0mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.43mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Calories | 105kcal | 53kcal | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 3.1mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Carbs | 20.49g | 27.7g | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.15mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 5µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 32mg | 27mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0.8µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.4g | 0g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.172g | 0g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 14.99g | 27.5g | N/A |
| Sugar | 7.78g | 0g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.011mg | 0% | |
| Saturated fat | 0.103g | 0g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.035g | 0g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
4.8 g
Fats:
0.4 g
Carbs:
20.49 g
Water:
72.6 g
Other:
1.71 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +1352% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +35.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +3835.7% |
