Cashew vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between cashew and yeast
- Cashew has more copper, manganese, and magnesium; however, yeast has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, fiber, and vitamin B6.
- Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 881% more.
- Cashew has 5 times more magnesium than yeast. Cashew has 292mg of magnesium, while yeast has 54mg.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, cashew nuts, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +440.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +23.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +207.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +403.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -76.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +430.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +151.9% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +44.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +37.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +66.7% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +8425% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +2498.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +6796.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +3685.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +1462.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +259.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +9260% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin B1 | 0.423mg | 10.99mg | 881% |
Folate | 25µg | 2340µg | 579% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.058mg | 4mg | 303% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.864mg | 13.5mg | 253% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.062mg | 40.2mg | 245% |
Copper | 2.195mg | 0.436mg | 195% |
Fiber | 3.3g | 26.9g | 94% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.417mg | 1.5mg | 83% |
Manganese | 1.655mg | 0.312mg | 58% |
Magnesium | 292mg | 54mg | 57% |
Fats | 43.85g | 7.61g | 56% |
Iron | 6.68mg | 2.17mg | 56% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 7.845g | 0.017g | 52% |
Monounsaturated fat | 23.797g | 4.309g | 49% |
Protein | 18.22g | 40.44g | 44% |
Saturated fat | 7.783g | 1.001g | 31% |
Vitamin K | 34.1µg | 0.4µg | 28% |
Selenium | 19.9µg | 7.9µg | 22% |
Zinc | 5.78mg | 7.94mg | 20% |
Calories | 553kcal | 325kcal | 11% |
Starch | 23.49g | 10% | |
Potassium | 660mg | 955mg | 9% |
Vitamin E | 0.9mg | 0mg | 6% |
Phosphorus | 593mg | 637mg | 6% |
Choline | 32mg | 6% | |
Carbs | 30.19g | 41.22g | 4% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.07µg | 3% |
Sodium | 12mg | 51mg | 2% |
Calcium | 37mg | 30mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0.3mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 26.89g | 14.32g | N/A |
Sugar | 5.91g | 0g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.287mg | 0.54mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.688mg | 1.99mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.789mg | 1.89mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.472mg | 2.92mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.928mg | 3.28mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.362mg | 0.59mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.951mg | 1.75mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.094mg | 2.31mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.456mg | 0.91mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.05g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +476.2% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +122% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +36.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +122.4% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +452.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +46047.1% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -87.1% |