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Cinnamon vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cinnamon and baking powder different?

  • Cinnamon is higher in manganese, fiber, copper, vitamin K, zinc, and vitamin E; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for cinnamon is 759% higher.
  • Cinnamon has less sodium.

Spices, cinnamon, ground and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate are the varieties used 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 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
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 +122.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2055%
Contains more CopperCopper +3290%
Contains more ZincZinc +18200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +158681.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +486.4%
Contains more IronIron +32.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3323.4%

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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
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 Cinnamon Baking powder DV% diff.
Manganese 17.466mg 0.011mg 759%
Calcium 1002mg 5876mg 487%
Sodium 10mg 10600mg 460%
Phosphorus 64mg 2191mg 304%
Fiber 53.1g 0.2g 212%
Copper 0.339mg 0.01mg 37%
Iron 8.32mg 11.02mg 34%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 0µg 26%
Carbs 80.59g 27.7g 18%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.01mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0mg 15%
Potassium 431mg 20mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0mg 12%
Calories 247kcal 53kcal 10%
Protein 3.99g 0g 8%
Magnesium 60mg 27mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 0mg 7%
Selenium 3.1µg 0.2µg 5%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0mg 2%
Fats 1.24g 0g 2%
Folate 6µg 0µg 2%
Choline 11mg 0mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.345g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 15µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 0g 1%
Net carbs 27.49g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 2.17g 0g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 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 +190.9%
Contains more WaterWater +111.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1769.4%

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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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/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.