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Pistachio vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pistachios and baking powder

  • Pistachios have more copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, manganese, fiber, and potassium; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 577% more than pistachios.
  • Pistachios contain less sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of pistachios is 28.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw 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 86% 32% 90% 147% 433% 60% 210% 0.13% 157% 38%
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 +348.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5025%
Contains more CopperCopper +12900%
Contains more ZincZinc +21900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10809.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5496.2%
Contains more IronIron +181.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +347.1%

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 19% 8.7% 57% 0% 218% 37% 24% 31% 392% 0% 0% 38% 0%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pistachio Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 105mg 5876mg 577%
Sodium 1mg 10600mg 461%
Phosphorus 490mg 2191mg 243%
Copper 1.3mg 0.01mg 143%
Vitamin B6 1.7mg 0mg 131%
Polyunsaturated fat 14.38g 0g 96%
Iron 3.92mg 11.02mg 89%
Vitamin B1 0.87mg 0mg 73%
Fats 45.32g 0g 70%
Monounsaturated fat 23.257g 0g 58%
Manganese 1.2mg 0.011mg 52%
Fiber 10.6g 0.2g 42%
Protein 20.16g 0g 40%
Potassium 1025mg 20mg 30%
Saturated fat 5.907g 0g 27%
Calories 560kcal 53kcal 25%
Magnesium 121mg 27mg 22%
Zinc 2.2mg 0.01mg 20%
Vitamin E 2.86mg 0mg 19%
Folate 51µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.16mg 0mg 12%
Selenium 7µg 0.2µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.52mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.3mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Starch 1.67g 1%
Carbs 27.17g 27.7g 0%
Net carbs 16.57g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 7.66g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 0.684mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.917mg 0%
Leucine 1.604mg 0%
Lysine 1.138mg 0%
Methionine 0.36mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.092mg 0%
Valine 1.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.512mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 14.091g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 45% 27% 4% 3%
Protein: 20.16 g
Fats: 45.32 g
Carbs: 27.17 g
Water: 4.37 g
Other: 2.98 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 +14.4%
Contains more OtherOther +2158.4%
~equal in Carbs ~27.7g

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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. Pistachio - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170184/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.