Olive oil vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between olive oil and baking powder
- Olive oil has more vitamin E, vitamin K, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat; however, baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium.
- Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 587% more.
- Baking powder is lower in saturated fat.
- Baking powder has a higher glycemic index than olive oil.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, olive, salad or cooking 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 less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +587500% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1900% |
Contains more IronIron | +1867.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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 KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 1mg | 5876mg | 588% |
Sodium | 2mg | 10600mg | 461% |
Phosphorus | 0mg | 2191mg | 313% |
Monounsaturated fat | 72.961g | 0g | 182% |
Fats | 100g | 0g | 154% |
Iron | 0.56mg | 11.02mg | 131% |
Vitamin E | 14.35mg | 0mg | 96% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 10.523g | 0g | 70% |
Saturated fat | 13.808g | 0g | 63% |
Vitamin K | 60.2µg | 0µg | 50% |
Calories | 884kcal | 53kcal | 42% |
Carbs | 0g | 27.7g | 9% |
Magnesium | 0mg | 27mg | 6% |
Copper | 0mg | 0.01mg | 1% |
Fiber | 0g | 0.2g | 1% |
Potassium | 1mg | 20mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 27.5g | N/A |
Zinc | 0mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Choline | 0.3mg | 0mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
100 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0 g
Other:
0 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
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Protein
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