Herbal tea vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are herbal tea and baking powder different?
- Herbal tea has more manganese; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium.
- Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 587% more than herbal tea.
- Herbal tea has 43 times more manganese than baking powder. Herbal tea has 0.477mg of manganese, while baking powder has 0.011mg.
- Herbal tea contains less sodium.
- Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of herbal tea is 0.
Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate types were used in this article.
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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 ZincZinc | +300% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +4236.4% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +800% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +73350% |
Contains more IronIron | +13675% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +219000% |
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 B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 8mg | 5876mg | 587% |
Sodium | 4mg | 10600mg | 461% |
Phosphorus | 1mg | 2191mg | 313% |
Iron | 0.08mg | 11.02mg | 137% |
Manganese | 0.477mg | 0.011mg | 20% |
Carbs | 0g | 27.7g | 9% |
Magnesium | 3mg | 27mg | 6% |
Calories | 0kcal | 53kcal | 3% |
Copper | 0mg | 0.01mg | 1% |
Fiber | 0g | 0.2g | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 27.5g | N/A |
Potassium | 20mg | 20mg | 0% |
Zinc | 0.04mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.04mg | 0mg | 0% |
Folate | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
Choline | 0.4mg | 0mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
99.58 g
Other:
0.42 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
Contains more WaterWater | +1891.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +15923.8% |
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