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Peanut butter vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between peanut butter and baking powder?

  • Peanut butter is higher in vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin E, copper, and vitamin B6; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 583% more.
  • Baking powder has less saturated fat.
  • Peanut butter has a lower glycemic index (14) than baking powder (92).

We used Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate types in this article.

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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 120% 15% 49% 65% 141% 68% 144% 2.2% 217% 22%
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 +2690%
Contains more CopperCopper +4120%
Contains more ZincZinc +25000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15036.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11891.8%
Contains more IronIron +533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +554%

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 0% 0% 182% 0% 38% 44% 246% 68% 102% 0% 0.75% 65% 34%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
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

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut butter Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 49mg 5876mg 583%
Sodium 17mg 10600mg 460%
Phosphorus 335mg 2191mg 265%
Iron 1.74mg 11.02mg 116%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.535g 0g 84%
Vitamin B3 13.112mg 0mg 82%
Fats 51.36g 0g 79%
Manganese 1.665mg 0.011mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 25.941g 0g 65%
Vitamin E 9.1mg 0mg 61%
Saturated fat 10.325g 0g 47%
Copper 0.422mg 0.01mg 46%
Protein 22.21g 0g 44%
Vitamin B6 0.441mg 0mg 34%
Magnesium 168mg 27mg 34%
Calories 598kcal 53kcal 27%
Vitamin B5 1.137mg 0mg 23%
Zinc 2.51mg 0.01mg 23%
Folate 87µg 0µg 22%
Fiber 5g 0.2g 19%
Potassium 558mg 20mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.192mg 0mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0mg 13%
Choline 63mg 0mg 11%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.2µg 7%
Carbs 22.31g 27.7g 2%
Starch 3.56g 1%
Net carbs 17.31g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 10.49g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.075g N/A
Tryptophan 0.231mg 0%
Threonine 0.525mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.616mg 0%
Leucine 1.546mg 0%
Lysine 0.681mg 0%
Methionine 0.265mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.202mg 0%
Valine 0.782mg 0%
Histidine 0.557mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.027g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 12.215g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 51% 22% 3%
Protein: 22.21 g
Fats: 51.36 g
Carbs: 22.31 g
Water: 1.23 g
Other: 2.89 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 CarbsCarbs +24.2%
Contains more WaterWater +306.5%
Contains more OtherOther +2228.7%

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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 butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172470/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.