Ginger ale vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between ginger ale and baking powder
- Baking powder is higher than ginger ale in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium.
- Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 587% more than ginger ale.
- The glycemic index of ginger ale is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale 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 CopperCopper | +80% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +400% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +18.2% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +2600% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +195766.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1900% |
Contains more IronIron | +6022.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +100% |
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 | 3mg | 5876mg | 587% |
Sodium | 7mg | 10600mg | 461% |
Phosphorus | 0mg | 2191mg | 313% |
Iron | 0.18mg | 11.02mg | 136% |
Carbs | 8.76g | 27.7g | 6% |
Magnesium | 1mg | 27mg | 6% |
Fructose | 3.7g | 5% | |
Calories | 34kcal | 53kcal | 1% |
Potassium | 1mg | 20mg | 1% |
Fiber | 0g | 0.2g | 1% |
Copper | 0.018mg | 0.01mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 8.76g | 27.5g | N/A |
Sugar | 8.9g | 0g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.05mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.013mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.1µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
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Carbs:
8.76 g
Water:
91.23 g
Other:
0.01 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
Contains more WaterWater | +1724.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +216.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +672900% |
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