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Watermelon vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between watermelon and baking powder

  • Watermelon is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C, yet baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 587% more than watermelon.
  • The amount of sugar in baking powder is lower.
  • The glycemic index of watermelon is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Watermelon, 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 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
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 +460%
Contains more CopperCopper +320%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +245.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +170%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83842.9%
Contains more IronIron +4491.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19818.2%

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
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 Watermelon Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 7mg 5876mg 587%
Sodium 1mg 10600mg 461%
Phosphorus 11mg 2191mg 311%
Iron 0.24mg 11.02mg 135%
Vitamin C 8.1mg 0mg 9%
Carbs 7.55g 27.7g 7%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Copper 0.042mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 0mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 27mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 112mg 20mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0mg 2%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.01mg 1%
Fiber 0.4g 0.2g 1%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 0mg 1%
Choline 4.1mg 0mg 1%
Protein 0.61g 0g 1%
Calories 30kcal 53kcal 1%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.011mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0g 0%
Net carbs 7.15g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 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 +1729%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +266.9%
Contains more OtherOther +27941.7%

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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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.