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Baker's yeast vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between baker's yeast and mashed potato

  • Mashed potato has less folate, vitamin B1, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, iron, fiber, vitamin B6, and selenium than baker's yeast.
  • Baker's yeast covers your daily need for folate, 194% more than mashed potato.
  • Baker's yeast has 125 times more vitamin B1 than mashed potato. While baker's yeast has 1.88mg of vitamin B1, mashed potato has only 0.015mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed and Fast foods, potato, mashed.

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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 29% 5.7% 53% 122% 49% 272% 144% 3.9% 26% 44%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110.1%
Contains more IronIron +948.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +322.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +4431.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +469.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +104.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +912.5%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg

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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 470% 261% 231% 294% 99% 1.3% 0% 589% 17%
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% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +7433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1038.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +258.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +8622.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +138.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baker's yeast Mashed potato DV% diff.
Folate 785µg 9µg 194%
Vitamin B1 1.88mg 0.015mg 155%
Vitamin B5 4.9mg 98%
Zinc 9.97mg 0.22mg 89%
Vitamin B2 1.13mg 0.015mg 86%
Vitamin B3 12.3mg 1.08mg 70%
Phosphorus 336mg 59mg 40%
Iron 3.25mg 0.31mg 37%
Fiber 8.1g 1.3g 27%
Vitamin B6 0.43mg 0.12mg 24%
Protein 8.4g 1.65g 14%
Selenium 8.1µg 0.8µg 13%
Copper 0.148mg 0.035mg 13%
Sodium 30mg 306mg 12%
Potassium 601mg 286mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 1.342g 9%
Magnesium 40mg 15mg 6%
Vitamin K 0µg 5.9µg 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 43µg 5%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.098mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0.07µg 3%
Choline 32mg 13.4mg 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.42mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.243g 0.577g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.047g 0.72g 1%
Calories 105kcal 89kcal 1%
Fats 1.9g 2.82g 1%
Carbs 18.1g 14.65g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 10g 13.35g N/A
Calcium 19mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 0.105g N/A
Tryptophan 0.106mg 0%
Threonine 0.435mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.476mg 0%
Leucine 0.668mg 0%
Lysine 0.69mg 0%
Methionine 0.166mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.407mg 0%
Valine 0.512mg 0%
Histidine 0.217mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 2% 18% 69% 3%
Protein: 8.4 g
Fats: 1.9 g
Carbs: 18.1 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 2.6 g
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +409.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.5%
Contains more OtherOther +106.3%
Contains more FatsFats +48.4%
Contains more WaterWater +15.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.243 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.047 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
22% 27% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.577 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.342 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33450%

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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. Baker's yeast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175042/nutrients
  2. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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