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Milk vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between milk and baking powder

  • Milk has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin D, vitamin B5, and selenium, while baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 575% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in milk is lower.
  • Milk has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of milk is 31, while the glycemic index of baking powder is 92.

The food types used in this comparison are Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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.
Milk
Milk
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
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 +650%
Contains more ZincZinc +4100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1550%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +145.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4600.8%
Contains more IronIron +36633.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2206.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +266.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.01mg

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.
Milk
Milk
12
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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
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

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 125mg 5876mg 575%
Sodium 44mg 10600mg 459%
Phosphorus 95mg 2191mg 299%
Iron 0.03mg 11.02mg 137%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0mg 14%
Carbs 4.99g 27.7g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0mg 7%
Protein 3.37g 0g 7%
Selenium 3.3µg 0.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Magnesium 11mg 27mg 4%
Potassium 150mg 20mg 4%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0mg 3%
Choline 17.7mg 0mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.633g 0g 3%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0mg 2%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 0g 1%
Calories 42kcal 53kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 0mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Fats 0.97g 0g 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 5.2g 0g N/A
Copper 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.003mg 0.011mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
3
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 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 +1698.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +455.1%
Contains more OtherOther +8873.3%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.