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Graham cracker vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between graham cracker and baking powder

  • Graham cracker has more manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B1, and copper; however, baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 580% more.
  • Graham cracker is lower in sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index than graham cracker.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, graham crackers, plain or honey (includes cinnamon) 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 29% 23% 15% 142% 57% 26% 79% 60% 133% 34%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +48.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +750%
Contains more CopperCopper +1600%
Contains more ZincZinc +9500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9163.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7531.2%
Contains more IronIron +191.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1084.3%

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% 0% 30% 0% 66% 73% 83% 25% 36% 0% 36% 68% 3.2%
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 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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Graham cracker Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 77mg 5876mg 580%
Sodium 459mg 10600mg 441%
Phosphorus 185mg 2191mg 287%
Iron 3.78mg 11.02mg 91%
Manganese 1.019mg 0.011mg 44%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.388g 0g 36%
Vitamin B3 4.439mg 0mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.317mg 0mg 24%
Folate 91µg 0µg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0mg 22%
Calories 430kcal 53kcal 19%
Starch 46.56g 19%
Copper 0.17mg 0.01mg 18%
Carbs 77.66g 27.7g 17%
Fats 10.6g 0g 16%
Protein 6.69g 0g 13%
Fiber 3.4g 0.2g 13%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 0µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0mg 12%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.2µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.51mg 0mg 10%
Zinc 0.96mg 0.01mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.42mg 0mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.633g 0g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.509g 0g 6%
Potassium 170mg 20mg 4%
Magnesium 40mg 27mg 3%
Choline 5.9mg 0mg 1%
Fructose 0.99g 1%
Net carbs 74.26g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 24.85g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.055g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.599g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.735g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 11% 78% 3%
Protein: 6.69 g
Fats: 10.6 g
Carbs: 77.66 g
Water: 3.39 g
Other: 1.66 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 CarbsCarbs +180.4%
Contains more WaterWater +47.5%
Contains more OtherOther +3954.2%

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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. Graham cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174957/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.