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Scallion vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between scallion and baking powder

  • Scallion has more vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, fiber, and copper; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 580% more than scallion.
  • Scallion contains less sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of scallion is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), 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 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
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 +1280%
Contains more CopperCopper +730%
Contains more ZincZinc +3800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1354.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8061.1%
Contains more IronIron +644.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5821.6%

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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48% 3.1%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 72mg 5876mg 580%
Sodium 16mg 10600mg 460%
Phosphorus 37mg 2191mg 308%
Vitamin K 207µg 0µg 173%
Iron 1.48mg 11.02mg 119%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 0mg 21%
Folate 64µg 0µg 16%
Fiber 2.6g 0.2g 10%
Potassium 276mg 20mg 8%
Copper 0.083mg 0.01mg 8%
Carbs 7.34g 27.7g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0mg 6%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.011mg 6%
Vitamin A 50µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0mg 4%
Protein 1.83g 0g 4%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.01mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 27mg 2%
Choline 5.7mg 0mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 53kcal 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0g 0%
Net carbs 4.74g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 0.032g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 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 +1696.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +277.4%
Contains more OtherOther +8208.6%

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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. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/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.