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Peanut vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between peanuts and baking powder?

  • Peanuts are richer in copper, manganese, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin E, and vitamin B1, while baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 578% higher.
  • Peanuts are lower in sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index (92) than peanuts (13).

We used Peanuts, all types, raw and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate types in this comparison.

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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.
Peanut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
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 +522.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3425%
Contains more CopperCopper +11340%
Contains more ZincZinc +32600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17481.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6287%
Contains more IronIron +140.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +482.7%

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.
Peanut
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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% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
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 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 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 92mg 5876mg 578%
Sodium 18mg 10600mg 460%
Phosphorus 376mg 2191mg 259%
Copper 1.144mg 0.01mg 126%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.558g 0g 104%
Manganese 1.934mg 0.011mg 84%
Iron 4.58mg 11.02mg 81%
Fats 49.24g 0g 76%
Vitamin B3 12.066mg 0mg 75%
Monounsaturated fat 24.426g 0g 61%
Folate 240µg 0µg 60%
Vitamin E 8.33mg 0mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.64mg 0mg 53%
Protein 25.8g 0g 52%
Vitamin B5 1.767mg 0mg 35%
Magnesium 168mg 27mg 34%
Fiber 8.5g 0.2g 33%
Zinc 3.27mg 0.01mg 30%
Saturated fat 6.279g 0g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0mg 27%
Calories 567kcal 53kcal 26%
Potassium 705mg 20mg 20%
Selenium 7.2µg 0.2µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0mg 10%
Choline 52.5mg 0mg 10%
Carbs 16.13g 27.7g 4%
Net carbs 7.63g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 4.72g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.25mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 0%
Lysine 0.926mg 0%
Methionine 0.317mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
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26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 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 +30%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71.7%
Contains more OtherOther +2788.4%

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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. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/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.