Cocoa bean vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between cocoa bean and baking powder
- Cocoa bean is higher in copper, manganese, fiber, magnesium, potassium, zinc, and iron, yet baking powder is higher in calcium and phosphorus.
- Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 576% more than cocoa bean.
- Cocoa bean contains 637 times more zinc than baking powder. While cocoa bean contains 6.37mg of zinc, baking powder contains only 0.01mg.
- The amount of sodium in cocoa bean is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali 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 | +1663% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +12445% |
Contains more IronIron | +40.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +35970% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +63600% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +33872.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +6500% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +5193.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +201% |
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 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 B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 111mg | 5876mg | 577% |
Sodium | 19mg | 10600mg | 460% |
Copper | 3.607mg | 0.01mg | 400% |
Phosphorus | 728mg | 2191mg | 209% |
Manganese | 3.737mg | 0.011mg | 162% |
Fiber | 29.8g | 0.2g | 118% |
Magnesium | 476mg | 27mg | 107% |
Potassium | 2509mg | 20mg | 73% |
Zinc | 6.37mg | 0.01mg | 58% |
Iron | 15.52mg | 11.02mg | 56% |
Protein | 18.1g | 0g | 36% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.46mg | 0mg | 35% |
Saturated fat | 7.76g | 0g | 35% |
Selenium | 13.2µg | 0.2µg | 24% |
Caffeine | 78mg | 0mg | 20% |
Fats | 13.1g | 0g | 20% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.4mg | 0mg | 15% |
Monounsaturated fat | 4.39g | 0g | 11% |
Carbs | 58.3g | 27.7g | 10% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.118mg | 0mg | 9% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.11mg | 0mg | 9% |
Folate | 32µg | 0µg | 8% |
Calories | 220kcal | 53kcal | 8% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.254mg | 0mg | 5% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.42g | 0g | 3% |
Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 0µg | 2% |
Choline | 11.4mg | 0mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.1mg | 0mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 28.5g | 27.5g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.76g | 0g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.271mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.716mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.701mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.097mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.907mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.187mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.869mg | 0% | |
Valine | 1.086mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.312mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
18.1 g
Fats:
13.1 g
Carbs:
58.3 g
Water:
2.7 g
Other:
7.8 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 | +110.5% |
Contains more WaterWater | +85.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +762.8% |