Cardamom vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between cardamom and baking powder
- Cardamom is higher in manganese, fiber, zinc, magnesium, copper, iron, and potassium, yet baking powder is higher in calcium and phosphorus.
- Cardamom covers your daily manganese needs 1217% more than baking powder.
- Cardamom contains 747 times more zinc than baking powder. While cardamom contains 7.47mg of zinc, baking powder contains only 0.01mg.
- The amount of sodium in cardamom is lower.
- The glycemic index of cardamom is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Spices, cardamom 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +748.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +5495% |
Contains more IronIron | +26.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +3730% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +74600% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +254445.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1434.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1130.9% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 28mg | 0.011mg | 1217% |
Calcium | 383mg | 5876mg | 549% |
Sodium | 18mg | 10600mg | 460% |
Phosphorus | 178mg | 2191mg | 288% |
Fiber | 28g | 0.2g | 111% |
Zinc | 7.47mg | 0.01mg | 68% |
Magnesium | 229mg | 27mg | 48% |
Copper | 0.383mg | 0.01mg | 41% |
Iron | 13.97mg | 11.02mg | 37% |
Potassium | 1119mg | 20mg | 32% |
Vitamin C | 21mg | 0mg | 23% |
Protein | 10.76g | 0g | 22% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.23mg | 0mg | 18% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.198mg | 0mg | 17% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.182mg | 0mg | 14% |
Carbs | 68.47g | 27.7g | 14% |
Calories | 311kcal | 53kcal | 13% |
Fats | 6.7g | 0g | 10% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.102mg | 0mg | 7% |
Saturated fat | 0.68g | 0g | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.43g | 0g | 3% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.87g | 0g | 2% |
Net carbs | 40.47g | 27.5g | N/A |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
10.76 g
Fats:
6.7 g
Carbs:
68.47 g
Water:
8.28 g
Other:
5.79 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 | +147.2% |
Contains more WaterWater | +65.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1062.3% |