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Tea vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tea and baking powder?

  • Tea is richer in manganese, while baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 587% higher.
  • Baking powder has 36 times less manganese than tea. Tea has 0.392mg of manganese, while baking powder has 0.011mg.
  • Tea is lower in sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index (92) than tea (0).

We used Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water 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.
Tea
Tea
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3463.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +195766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.1%
Contains more IronIron +110100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +219000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Copper ~0.01mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.01mg

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.
Tea
Tea
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% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tea Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 3mg 5876mg 587%
Sodium 4mg 10600mg 461%
Phosphorus 1mg 2191mg 313%
Iron 0.01mg 11.02mg 138%
Manganese 0.392mg 0.011mg 17%
Carbs 0.17g 27.7g 9%
Magnesium 2mg 27mg 6%
Calories 1kcal 53kcal 3%
Caffeine 11mg 0mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Protein 0.06g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.17g 27.5g N/A
Potassium 18mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 0.02g 0g N/A
Copper 0.011mg 0.01mg 0%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.032mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tea
Tea
2
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 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 WaterWater +1892.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16194.1%
Contains more OtherOther +44766.7%
~equal in Fats ~0g

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.