Butterscotch vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are butterscotch and baking powder different?
- Butterscotch is higher in monounsaturated fat; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium.
- Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 587% higher.
- Butterscotch has a lower glycemic index (60) than baking powder (92).
Candies, butterscotch and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate are the varieties 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 ZincZinc | +800% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +200% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +146800% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +566.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +110100% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +900% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +219000% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1000% |
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 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 KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Calcium | 4mg | 5876mg | 587% |
| Sodium | 391mg | 10600mg | 444% |
| Phosphorus | 1mg | 2191mg | 313% |
| Iron | 0.01mg | 11.02mg | 138% |
| Carbs | 90.4g | 27.7g | 21% |
| Calories | 391kcal | 53kcal | 17% |
| Saturated fat | 2.065g | 0g | 9% |
| Magnesium | 0mg | 27mg | 6% |
| Fats | 3.3g | 0g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 28µg | 0µg | 3% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.845g | 0g | 2% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.016mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.012mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.09mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.09mg | 0.01mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.001mg | 0.01mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0.2g | 1% |
| Potassium | 3mg | 20mg | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.122g | 0g | 1% |
| Protein | 0.03g | 0g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 90.4g | 27.5g | N/A |
| Sugar | 80.46g | 0g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.001mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.002mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.004mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Choline | 0.8mg | 0mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.03 g
Fats:
3.3 g
Carbs:
90.4 g
Water:
5.25 g
Other:
1.02 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 CarbsCarbs | +226.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +6498% |
~equal in
Water
~5g
