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Pumpkin vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pumpkin and baking powder

  • Pumpkin has more vitamin A, copper, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B2, and vitamin E, while baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 585% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in pumpkin is lower.
  • Pumpkin has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pumpkin is 52, while the glycemic index of baking powder is 92.

The food types used in this comparison are Pumpkin, 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 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
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 +1600%
Contains more CopperCopper +1170%
Contains more ZincZinc +3100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1036.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27881%
Contains more IronIron +1277.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4879.5%

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.
Pumpkin
11
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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
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 Pumpkin Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 21mg 5876mg 586%
Sodium 1mg 10600mg 461%
Phosphorus 44mg 2191mg 307%
Iron 0.8mg 11.02mg 128%
Vitamin A 426µg 0µg 47%
Copper 0.127mg 0.01mg 13%
Vitamin C 9mg 0mg 10%
Potassium 340mg 20mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0mg 8%
Carbs 6.5g 27.7g 7%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.298mg 0mg 6%
Manganese 0.125mg 0.011mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0mg 4%
Magnesium 12mg 27mg 4%
Folate 16µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.01mg 3%
Protein 1g 0g 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 0µg 1%
Choline 8.2mg 0mg 1%
Calories 26kcal 53kcal 1%
Fiber 0.5g 0.2g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0g 0%
Net carbs 6g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 2.76g 0g N/A
Selenium 0.3µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.005g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 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 +1732%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +326.2%
Contains more OtherOther +8312.5%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.

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