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Brown sugar vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brown sugar and baking powder

  • Brown sugar has less calcium, phosphorus, and iron than baking powder.
  • Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 579% more than brown sugar.
  • The glycemic index of baking powder is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sugars, brown and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.

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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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +565%
Contains more CopperCopper +370%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +481.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6979.5%
Contains more IronIron +1452.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54675%

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% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 83mg 5876mg 579%
Sodium 28mg 10600mg 460%
Phosphorus 4mg 2191mg 312%
Iron 0.71mg 11.02mg 129%
Carbs 98.09g 27.7g 23%
Calories 380kcal 53kcal 16%
Magnesium 9mg 27mg 4%
Copper 0.047mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 133mg 20mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0mg 3%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.011mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.2µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Protein 0.12g 0g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.03mg 0.01mg 0%
Folate 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +254.1%
Contains more WaterWater +273.1%
Contains more OtherOther +14855.6%
~equal in Fats ~0g

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/nutrients
  2. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.