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

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What are the differences between focaccia and baker's yeast?

  • Baker's yeast is richer than focaccia in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, fiber, and vitamin B6.
  • Baker's yeast's daily need coverage for folate is 162% more.
  • Focaccia has 19 times more sodium than baker's yeast. While focaccia has 561mg of sodium, baker's yeast has only 30mg.

We used Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +84.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +82%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +96.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +427.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +62.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +649.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +162.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%
~equal in Iron ~3.25mg

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% 0% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +275.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +235.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +659.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +280.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +468.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +1003.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Baker's yeast DV% diff.
Folate 138µg 785µg 162%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 1.88mg 118%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 4.9mg 85%
Zinc 1.33mg 9.97mg 79%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 1.13mg 64%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 12.3mg 54%
Phosphorus 128mg 336mg 30%
Fiber 1.8g 8.1g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.43mg 24%
Sodium 561mg 30mg 23%
Potassium 114mg 601mg 14%
Selenium 15.9µg 8.1µg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 1.047g 12%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0mg 9%
Fats 7.89g 1.9g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 0.004g 7%
Calories 249kcal 105kcal 7%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.2mg 7%
Copper 0.091mg 0.148mg 6%
Carbs 35.82g 18.1g 6%
Magnesium 20mg 40mg 5%
Choline 2.9mg 32mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 0µg 5%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.243g 3%
Calcium 35mg 19mg 2%
Iron 3.16mg 3.25mg 1%
Protein 8.77g 8.4g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 34.02g 10g N/A
Sugar 1.75g 0g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 g
8% 2% 18% 69% 3%
Protein: 8.4 g
Fats: 1.9 g
Carbs: 18.1 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 2.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +315.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.9%
Contains more WaterWater +50.3%
Contains more OtherOther +61.5%
~equal in Protein ~8.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 g
19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.243 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.047 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +441.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24750%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.3%

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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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/nutrients
  2. Baker's yeast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175042/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.