Baker's yeast vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between baker's yeast and English muffins

English muffins have less folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, phosphorus, and fiber than baker's yeast.
Baker's yeast covers your daily need for folate, 187% more than English muffins.
Baker's yeast has 14 times more zinc than English muffins. While baker's yeast has 9.97mg of zinc, English muffins have only 0.7mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough).

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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.

Baker's yeast

English muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+90.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+358.8%
Contains more IronIron	+265.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1324.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+152.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+173.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+78.5%

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.

Baker's yeast

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+938.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+633.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+685.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+998.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2021.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+300%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	785µg	37µg	187%
Vitamin B1	1.88mg	0.181mg	142%
Vitamin B5	4.9mg	0.446mg	89%
Zinc	9.97mg	0.7mg	84%
Vitamin B2	1.13mg	0.154mg	75%
Vitamin B3	12.3mg	1.566mg	67%
Vitamin B6	0.43mg	0.043mg	30%
Iron	3.25mg	0.89mg	30%
Phosphorus	336mg	133mg	29%
Fiber	8.1g	2.7g	22%
Sodium	30mg	464mg	19%
Selenium	8.1µg		15%
Potassium	601mg	131mg	14%
Carbs	18.1g	46g	9%
Calories	105kcal	235kcal	7%
Manganese	0.2mg	0.357mg	7%
Choline	32mg		6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.004g	0.888g	6%
Magnesium	40mg	21mg	5%
Calcium	19mg	52mg	3%
Copper	0.148mg	0.129mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1.047g	0.302g	2%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0.04µg	1%
Protein	8.4g	7.7g	1%
Fats	1.9g	1.8g	0%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	10g	43.3g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.243g	0.259g	0%
Tryptophan	0.106mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.435mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.476mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.668mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.69mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.166mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.407mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.512mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.217mg	0.17mg	0%