White bread vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are white bread and baking powder different?
- White bread has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, and vitamin B2; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
- Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 573% more than white bread.
- White bread contains less sodium.
- Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of white bread is 73.
Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate types were 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +530% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +910% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +7300% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +4772.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +10900% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +17.4% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +3980.6% |
| Contains more IronIron | +205.3% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +2135.7% |
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 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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Calcium | 144mg | 5876mg | 573% |
| Sodium | 490mg | 10600mg | 440% |
| Phosphorus | 98mg | 2191mg | 299% |
| Iron | 3.61mg | 11.02mg | 93% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.533mg | 0mg | 44% |
| Selenium | 22µg | 0.2µg | 40% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.78mg | 0mg | 30% |
| Folate | 111µg | 0µg | 28% |
| Manganese | 0.536mg | 0.011mg | 23% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.243mg | 0mg | 19% |
| Protein | 8.85g | 0g | 18% |
| Starch | 37.17g | 15% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.602g | 0g | 11% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.536mg | 0mg | 11% |
| Calories | 266kcal | 53kcal | 11% |
| Copper | 0.101mg | 0.01mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 0.2g | 10% |
| Zinc | 0.74mg | 0.01mg | 7% |
| Carbs | 49.42g | 27.7g | 7% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.087mg | 0mg | 7% |
| Fats | 3.33g | 0g | 5% |
| Saturated fat | 0.698g | 0g | 3% |
| Fructose | 2.43g | 3% | |
| Potassium | 126mg | 20mg | 3% |
| Choline | 14.6mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 23mg | 27mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.22mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.599g | 0g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 46.72g | 27.5g | N/A |
| Sugar | 5.67g | 0g | N/A |
| Vitamin K | 0.2µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.027g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.001g | 0g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.166g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.002g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
8.85 g
Fats:
3.33 g
Carbs:
49.42 g
Water:
36.42 g
Other:
1.98 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 CarbsCarbs | +78.4% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +628.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +3299% |
