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Wheat Bread vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat Bread and yeast

  • Wheat Bread has more selenium; however, yeast is richer in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Yeast covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 879% more than wheat Bread.
  • Yeast has 4 times less selenium than wheat Bread. Wheat Bread has 33.4µg of selenium, while yeast has 7.9µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, wheat, toasted 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
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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 CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more IronIron +88.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +341.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +322.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +328.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +120.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +440.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +238.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~54mg

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1325%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2403.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +947.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +543.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2860.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +880.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2620.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +44.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 10.99mg 879%
Folate 86µg 2340µg 564%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 4mg 278%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 13.5mg 261%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 40.2mg 212%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 1.5mg 104%
Fiber 4.7g 26.9g 89%
Phosphorus 188mg 637mg 64%
Zinc 1.47mg 7.94mg 59%
Protein 12.96g 40.44g 55%
Selenium 33.4µg 7.9µg 46%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.312mg 46%
Copper 0.198mg 0.436mg 26%
Iron 4.09mg 2.17mg 24%
Sodium 601mg 51mg 24%
Potassium 223mg 955mg 22%
Calcium 165mg 30mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.017g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 4.309g 8%
Carbs 55.77g 41.22g 5%
Fats 4.27g 7.61g 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 0.4µg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0mg 2%
Choline 22.1mg 32mg 2%
Calories 313kcal 325kcal 1%
Magnesium 59mg 54mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 0.989g 1.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.91mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
Yeast
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 CarbsCarbs +35.3%
Contains more WaterWater +377%
Contains more ProteinProtein +212%
Contains more FatsFats +78.2%
Contains more OtherOther +104%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 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 more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10017.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +322.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~1.001g

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/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.