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Banana vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between bananas and yeast

  • Bananas have less vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B6, zinc, and copper.
  • Yeast covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 913% more than bananas.

Food varieties used in this article are Bananas, raw and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry.

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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.
Banana
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Yeast
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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 less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +166.8%
Contains more IronIron +734.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +459%
Contains more ZincZinc +5193.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2795.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +690%

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.
Banana
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Yeast
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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 CVitamin C +2800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35351.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +5379.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5945.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3941.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +308.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +11600%
Contains more CholineCholine +226.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 10.99mg 913%
Folate 20µg 2340µg 580%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 4mg 302%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 13.5mg 263%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 40.2mg 247%
Fiber 2.6g 26.9g 97%
Phosphorus 22mg 637mg 88%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 1.5mg 87%
Protein 1.09g 40.44g 79%
Zinc 0.15mg 7.94mg 71%
Copper 0.078mg 0.436mg 40%
Iron 0.26mg 2.17mg 24%
Potassium 358mg 955mg 18%
Selenium 1µg 7.9µg 13%
Calories 89kcal 325kcal 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 4.309g 11%
Fats 0.33g 7.61g 11%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0.3mg 9%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 54mg 6%
Carbs 22.84g 41.22g 6%
Saturated fat 0.112g 1.001g 4%
Choline 9.8mg 32mg 4%
Calcium 5mg 30mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.312mg 2%
Sodium 1mg 51mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.91mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
1
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Yeast
4
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 +1374.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3610.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2206.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.5%
Contains more OtherOther +580.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Yeast
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19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.001 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +329.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13365.6%

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.