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Yellow cake vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are yellow cake and baking powder different?

  • Yellow cake is higher in vitamin E, vitamin K, copper, selenium, and manganese; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 584% higher.
  • Baking powder has less saturated fat.

Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery 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 14% 9.6% 17% 76% 53% 11% 59% 40% 29% 32%
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 +835%
Contains more CopperCopper +1490%
Contains more ZincZinc +4100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1918.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2850%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18262.5%
Contains more IronIron +442.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1487.7%

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.
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% 2.3% 90% 3% 11% 21% 15% 9.9% 0% 0% 63% 17% 9.5%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yellow cake Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 32mg 5876mg 584%
Sodium 310mg 10600mg 447%
Phosphorus 138mg 2191mg 293%
Iron 2.03mg 11.02mg 112%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.728g 0g 32%
Vitamin E 4.5mg 0mg 30%
Fats 17.75g 0g 27%
Saturated fat 5.793g 0g 26%
Vitamin K 25.1µg 0µg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.214g 0g 18%
Copper 0.159mg 0.01mg 17%
Calories 379kcal 53kcal 16%
Selenium 5.9µg 0.2µg 10%
Carbs 55.36g 27.7g 9%
Manganese 0.222mg 0.011mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0mg 7%
Protein 3.16g 0g 6%
Folate 22µg 0µg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 0.2g 5%
Potassium 187mg 20mg 5%
Cholesterol 16mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.8mg 0mg 5%
Starch 8.55g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.01mg 4%
Choline 17.4mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.165mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 27mg 2%
Fructose 0.62g 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 53.86g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 39.22g 0g N/A
Trans fat 1.313g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.474g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.026g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 3.999g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 18% 55% 22%
Protein: 3.16 g
Fats: 17.75 g
Carbs: 55.36 g
Water: 22.38 g
Other: 1.35 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 +99.9%
Contains more WaterWater +347.6%
Contains more OtherOther +4885.2%

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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. Yellow cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174944/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.