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French fries vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between french fries and yeast

  • French fries have less vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, and copper than yeast.
  • Yeast covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 902% more than french fries.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil 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 25% 5.4% 51% 30% 41% 14% 54% 27% 32% 4.9%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +54.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.9%
Contains more IronIron +167.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +251.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1488%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +409.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +777.8%

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 16% 0% 33% 0% 43% 9% 56% 35% 86% 0% 28% 23% 20%
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 +1466.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2700%
Contains more CholineCholine +15%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6364.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1238.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2227.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +303.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +7700%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French fries Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.17mg 10.99mg 902%
Folate 30µg 2340µg 578%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 4mg 305%
Vitamin B5 0.58mg 13.5mg 258%
Vitamin B3 3.004mg 40.2mg 232%
Fiber 3.8g 26.9g 92%
Vitamin B6 0.372mg 1.5mg 87%
Protein 3.43g 40.44g 74%
Phosphorus 125mg 637mg 73%
Zinc 0.5mg 7.94mg 68%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.398g 0.017g 36%
Copper 0.124mg 0.436mg 35%
Iron 0.81mg 2.17mg 17%
Selenium 0.9µg 7.9µg 13%
Potassium 579mg 955mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.67mg 0mg 11%
Fats 14.73g 7.61g 11%
Vitamin K 11.2µg 0.4µg 9%
Sodium 210mg 51mg 7%
Saturated fat 2.336g 1.001g 6%
Magnesium 35mg 54mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 0.3mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 5.969g 4.309g 4%
Manganese 0.247mg 0.312mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Choline 36.8mg 32mg 1%
Calories 312kcal 325kcal 1%
Calcium 18mg 30mg 1%
Carbs 41.44g 41.22g 0%
Net carbs 37.64g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.407g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.898g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 15% 41% 39% 2%
Protein: 3.43 g
Fats: 14.73 g
Carbs: 41.44 g
Water: 38.55 g
Other: 1.85 g
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 FatsFats +93.6%
Contains more WaterWater +658.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1079%
Contains more OtherOther +205.4%
~equal in Carbs ~41.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.336 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.398 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +31652.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.1%

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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. French fries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170698/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.

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