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Blue cheese vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between blue cheese and baking powder

  • Blue cheese has more vitamin B12, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and selenium; however, baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 535% more than blue cheese.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, blue 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 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
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 +1180%
Contains more CopperCopper +300%
Contains more ZincZinc +26500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1012.9%
Contains more IronIron +3454.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +466.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%

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% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 528mg 5876mg 535%
Sodium 1146mg 10600mg 411%
Phosphorus 387mg 2191mg 258%
Iron 0.31mg 11.02mg 134%
Saturated fat 18.669g 0g 85%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 0µg 51%
Fats 28.74g 0g 44%
Protein 21.4g 0g 43%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 0mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0mg 29%
Selenium 14.5µg 0.2µg 26%
Cholesterol 75mg 0mg 25%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.01mg 24%
Vitamin A 198µg 0µg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 0g 19%
Calories 353kcal 53kcal 15%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0mg 13%
Folate 36µg 0µg 9%
Carbs 2.34g 27.7g 8%
Potassium 256mg 20mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 0mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 0g 5%
Choline 15.4mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 0IU 3%
Copper 0.04mg 0.01mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 27mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 2.34g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0.011mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 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 FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +748.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1083.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1217%

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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. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/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.