Potato salad vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between potato salad and baking powder
- Potato salad has more copper, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
- Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 586% more than potato salad.
- The glycemic index of baking powder is higher.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Potato salad, home-prepared 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1170% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +1080% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +3000% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -95% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +818.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1950% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +80% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +30826.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +1595.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +4113.5% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 19mg | 5876mg | 586% |
Sodium | 529mg | 10600mg | 438% |
Phosphorus | 52mg | 2191mg | 306% |
Iron | 0.65mg | 11.02mg | 130% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.737g | 0g | 25% |
Cholesterol | 68mg | 0mg | 23% |
Fats | 8.2g | 0g | 13% |
Copper | 0.118mg | 0.01mg | 12% |
Vitamin C | 10mg | 0mg | 11% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.534mg | 0mg | 11% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.141mg | 0mg | 11% |
Selenium | 4.1µg | 0.2µg | 7% |
Potassium | 254mg | 20mg | 7% |
Saturated fat | 1.429g | 0g | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.077mg | 0mg | 6% |
Monounsaturated fat | 2.48g | 0g | 6% |
Carbs | 11.17g | 27.7g | 6% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.89mg | 0mg | 6% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.06mg | 0mg | 5% |
Calories | 143kcal | 53kcal | 5% |
Protein | 2.68g | 0g | 5% |
Manganese | 0.101mg | 0.011mg | 4% |
Vitamin A | 32µg | 0µg | 4% |
Fiber | 1.3g | 0.2g | 4% |
Zinc | 0.31mg | 0.01mg | 3% |
Magnesium | 15mg | 27mg | 3% |
Folate | 7µg | 0µg | 2% |
Net carbs | 9.87g | 27.5g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.042mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.116mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.141mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.202mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.171mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.066mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.135mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.172mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.062mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
2.68 g
Fats:
8.2 g
Carbs:
11.17 g
Water:
76 g
Other:
1.95 g
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 | +1420% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +148% |
Contains more OtherOther | +3351.3% |