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Beer vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beer and yeast different?

  • Yeast is higher than beer in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and copper.
  • Yeast covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 915% more than beer.

Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry types were used 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.
Beer
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Yeast
9
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 -92.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3437%
Contains more IronIron +10750%
Contains more CopperCopper +8620%
Contains more ZincZinc +79300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4450%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1216.7%

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.
Beer
0
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% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +219700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7736.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32826.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +250%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +38900%
Contains more CholineCholine +216.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beer Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 10.99mg 915%
Folate 6µg 2340µg 584%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 4mg 306%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 13.5mg 269%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 40.2mg 248%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 1.5mg 112%
Fiber 0g 26.9g 108%
Phosphorus 14mg 637mg 89%
Protein 0.46g 40.44g 80%
Zinc 0.01mg 7.94mg 72%
Copper 0.005mg 0.436mg 48%
Potassium 27mg 955mg 27%
Iron 0.02mg 2.17mg 27%
Calories 43kcal 325kcal 14%
Selenium 0.6µg 7.9µg 13%
Carbs 3.55g 41.22g 13%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.312mg 13%
Fats 0g 7.61g 12%
Magnesium 6mg 54mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 4.309g 11%
Saturated fat 0g 1.001g 5%
Choline 10.1mg 32mg 4%
Calcium 4mg 30mg 3%
Sodium 4mg 51mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0.07µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 3.55g 14.32g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.91mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beer
1
4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 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 +1710.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +8691.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1061.1%
Contains more OtherOther +40.2%

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.