Instant coffee vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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The main differences between instant coffee and baking powder
- Baking powder is richer than instant coffee in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium.
- Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 587% higher.
- Instant coffee contains less sodium.
- Instant coffee has a lower glycemic index than baking powder.
Food types used in this article are Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, prepared with water 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 | +50% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +36.4% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +575% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +146800% |
Contains more IronIron | +27450% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +72933.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 4mg | 5876mg | 587% |
Sodium | 4mg | 10600mg | 461% |
Phosphorus | 3mg | 2191mg | 313% |
Iron | 0.04mg | 11.02mg | 137% |
Carbs | 0.34g | 27.7g | 9% |
Caffeine | 26mg | 0mg | 7% |
Magnesium | 4mg | 27mg | 5% |
Calories | 2kcal | 53kcal | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.236mg | 0mg | 1% |
Fiber | 0g | 0.2g | 1% |
Protein | 0.1g | 0g | 0% |
Net carbs | 0.34g | 27.5g | N/A |
Potassium | 30mg | 20mg | 0% |
Copper | 0.011mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.015mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.1µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.001mg | 0mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.001mg | 0mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.002g | 0g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.002g | 0g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.1 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
0.34 g
Water:
99.09 g
Other:
0.47 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1881.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +8047.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +14219.1% |
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