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Ground beef vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between ground beef and baking powder

  • Ground beef is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B3, yet baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 584% higher.
  • Baking powder contains less saturated fat.
  • Ground beef has a lower glycemic index than baking powder.

Food types used in this article are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
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 PotassiumPotassium +1105%
Contains more CopperCopper +690%
Contains more ZincZinc +58300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9450%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17706.1%
Contains more IronIron +385.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1219.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 33mg 5876mg 584%
Sodium 73mg 10600mg 458%
Phosphorus 166mg 2191mg 289%
Iron 2.27mg 11.02mg 109%
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.01mg 53%
Protein 23.87g 0g 48%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.2µg 34%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0g 28%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0mg 24%
Fats 15.37g 0g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0g 18%
Choline 73.2mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0mg 10%
Calories 241kcal 53kcal 9%
Carbs 0g 27.7g 9%
Copper 0.079mg 0.01mg 8%
Potassium 241mg 20mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0g 3%
Magnesium 17mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0µg 2%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 27.5g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.011mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 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 WaterWater +1067.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +2715.9%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.