Nutrition for Baking Powder

Baking Powder Nutrition Summary

One teaspoon of baking powder (5 grams or 0.18 oz) contains 5 calories and zero grams of protein. Baking powder consist of 6% water, 47% carbohydrates, and less than 1% of protein or total fat.

Baking powder is an excellent source of many nutrients, including calcium, iron and potassium. It also contains significant amounts of phosphorus.

In one teaspoon of baking powder:

• Calories: 5
• Dietary fiber: 0.1 g
• Sodium: 4.5 mg

There is no significant amounts of protein, sugar, total fat, saturated fat or cholesterol in baking powder.

See the Baking Powder Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Leavening agents, baking powder, low-sodium.

Calories in Baking Powder

Baking powder has 5 calories per teaspoon or 100 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.

100% of calories in baking powder are from carbohydrates.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Baking Powder

Some other baked goods with similar calories to baking powder by weight:

• Baking Soda: -5 calories
• Tortilla: +6 calories
• English Muffin: +6 calories
• White Bread: +7 calories

Protein in Baking Powder

Baking powder is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.

• Protein: 0.01 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine or histidine in baking powder.

Protein Similar to Baking Powder

Some other baked goods with similar amounts of protein to baking powder by weight:

• Baking Soda: same
• Macaroons: +0.1 grams
• Tortilla: +0.3 grams
• Graham Crackers: +0.3 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Baking Powder

An good source of many nutrients, baking powder contains abundant amounts of calcium, iron and potassium. In fact, a single teaspoon of baking powder contains 22% of recommended daily values or 505 milligrams of potassium. Also an excellent source of calcium, a single teaspoon of baking powder contains 22% of recommended daily values or 216.6 milligrams of calcium.

Minerals in baking powder (1 tsp):

• Calcium: 216.6 mg
• Potassium: 505 mg
• Iron: 0.4 mg
• Magnesium: 1.5 mg
• Zinc: < 0.1 mg
• Selenium: < 0.1 ug
• Phosphorus: 343.5 mg
• Manganese: < 0.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of copper, choline, vitamin a, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin b6, vitamin c, vitamin e, folate, vitamin b12 or vitamin k in baking powder.

Similar to Baking Powder for Potassium

Here are some other baked goods with similarly abundant amounts of potassium to baking powder:

• Whole Wheat Bread: -494 MG
• Tortilla: -496 MG
• English Muffin: -496 MG
• Graham Crackers: -497 MG

Baking Powder Nutrition Chart

Baking Powder in Cooking

Baking powder is in the top 25 most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two teaspoons of baking powder.

Friends and Relatives of Baking Powder

Foods commonly cooked with baking powder:

• Shortening
• Oats
• Whole Wheat Flour
• Buttermilk
• Cocoa Powder