Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
baking powder
versus
canola oil
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in baking powder and canola oil:
Canola oil is high in calories and baking powder has 89% less calories than canola oil - canola oil has 884 calories per 100 grams and baking powder has 97 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, baking powder is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to canola oil for protein. Baking powder has a macronutrient ratio of 0:98:2 and for canola oil, 0:0:100 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Baking Powder | Canola Oil | |
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Protein | ~ | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 98% | ~ |
Fat | 2% | 100% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Baking powder is high in carbohydrates and canola oil has less carbohydrates than baking powder - baking powder has 46.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Baking powder is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than canola oil - baking powder has 2.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Baking powder and canola oil contain similar amounts of protein - baking powder has 0.1g of protein per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Canola oil is high in saturated fat and baking powder has 99% less saturated fat than canola oil - canola oil has 6.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and baking powder has 0.07g of saturated fat.
Both canola oil and baking powder are low in trans fat - canola oil has 0.77g of trans fat per 100 grams and baking powder does not contain significant amounts.
Canola oil is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has more Vitamin E than baking powder - canola oil has 21.8mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and baking powder does not contain significant amounts.
Baking powder is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than canola oil - baking powder has 4332mg of calcium per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Baking powder is an excellent source of iron and it has more iron than canola oil - baking powder has 8.2mg of iron per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Baking powder is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than canola oil - baking powder has 10100mg of potassium per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
For omega-3 fatty acids, canola oil has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than baking powder per 100 grams.
Baking Powder | Canola Oil | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.029 G | 2.597 G |
Total | 0.029 G | 2.597 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, canola oil has more linoleic acid than baking powder per 100 grams.
Baking Powder | Canola Oil | |
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linoleic acid | 0.09 G | 14.501 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.674 G |
Total | 0.09 G | 15.175 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Baking Powder (Leavening agents, baking powder, low-sodium) and Canola Oil (Oil, vegetable, Natreon canola, high stability, non trans, high oleic (70%)) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||