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Amaranth vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between amaranth and yeast?

  • Yeast is richer than amaranth in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, copper, and potassium.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 915% more.

We used Amaranth grain, cooked and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry types 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 46% 14% 12% 79% 50% 23% 63% 0.78% 111% 30%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 9% 84% 81% 145% 217% 273% 6.7% 41% 43%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +173.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +607.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +192.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +823.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +330.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +43.6%
~equal in Iron ~2.17mg

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% 0% 3.8% 0% 3.8% 5.1% 4.4% 0% 26% 0% 0% 17% 0%
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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 1% 0% 0% 0% 2748% 923% 754% 810% 346% 8.8% 1% 1755% 17%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18081.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17006.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1227.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +10536.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 10.99mg 915%
Folate 22µg 2340µg 580%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 4mg 306%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 270%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 40.2mg 250%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 1.5mg 107%
Fiber 2.1g 26.9g 99%
Protein 3.8g 40.44g 73%
Phosphorus 148mg 637mg 70%
Zinc 0.86mg 7.94mg 64%
Copper 0.149mg 0.436mg 32%
Potassium 135mg 955mg 24%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.312mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 11%
Calories 102kcal 325kcal 11%
Fats 1.58g 7.61g 9%
Carbs 18.69g 41.22g 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Choline 32mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.001g 5%
Selenium 5.5µg 7.9µg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 3%
Magnesium 65mg 54mg 3%
Sodium 6mg 51mg 2%
Calcium 47mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0mg 1%
Iron 2.1mg 2.17mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 16.59g 14.32g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 19% 75%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 1.58 g
Carbs: 18.69 g
Water: 75.16 g
Other: 0.77 g
Yeast
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40% 8% 41% 5% 6%
Protein: 40.44 g
Fats: 7.61 g
Carbs: 41.22 g
Water: 5.08 g
Other: 5.65 g
Contains more WaterWater +1379.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +964.2%
Contains more FatsFats +381.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +120.5%
Contains more OtherOther +633.8%

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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. Amaranth - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170683/nutrients
  2. Yeast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175043/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.