Cream of tartar vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between cream of tartar and baking powder
- Cream of tartar has more potassium, copper, and manganese; however, baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium.
- Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 587% more.
- Cream of tartar has 825 times more potassium than baking powder. Cream of tartar has 16500mg of potassium, while baking powder has 20mg.
- Cream of tartar is lower in sodium.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Leavening agents, cream of tartar 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 PotassiumPotassium | +82400% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +1850% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +4100% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1763.6% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1250% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +73350% |
Contains more IronIron | +196.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +43720% |
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.
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 8mg | 5876mg | 587% |
Potassium | 16500mg | 20mg | 485% |
Sodium | 52mg | 10600mg | 459% |
Phosphorus | 5mg | 2191mg | 312% |
Iron | 3.72mg | 11.02mg | 91% |
Copper | 0.195mg | 0.01mg | 21% |
Carbs | 61.5g | 27.7g | 11% |
Calories | 258kcal | 53kcal | 10% |
Manganese | 0.205mg | 0.011mg | 8% |
Magnesium | 2mg | 27mg | 6% |
Zinc | 0.42mg | 0.01mg | 4% |
Net carbs | 61.3g | 27.5g | N/A |
Fiber | 0.2g | 0.2g | 0% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
61.5 g
Water:
1.7 g
Other:
36.8 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +122% |
Contains more WaterWater | +194.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +82.9% |
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