Ham vs. Baker's yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are ham and baker's yeast different?
- Ham is richer in vitamin B12, while baker's yeast is higher in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B3, fiber, and iron.
- Baker's yeast covers your daily need for folate, 196% more than ham.
- Ham contains 65 times more vitamin B12 than baker's yeast. Ham contains 0.65µg of vitamin B12, while baker's yeast contains 0.01µg.
- Baker's yeast is lower in sodium.
Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean (approximately 5% fat), roasted and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed 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.
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +140.7% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +185.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +137.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +109.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +119.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +87.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +246.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +71.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -97.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +270.4% |
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 EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +6400% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +165.9% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +149.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +459.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +205.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +1115.9% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +26066.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Folate | 3µg | 785µg | 196% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.754mg | 1.88mg | 94% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.403mg | 4.9mg | 90% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.202mg | 1.13mg | 71% |
Zinc | 2.88mg | 9.97mg | 64% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.023mg | 12.3mg | 52% |
Sodium | 1203mg | 30mg | 51% |
Fiber | 0g | 8.1g | 32% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.65µg | 0.01µg | 27% |
Protein | 20.93g | 8.4g | 25% |
Iron | 1.48mg | 3.25mg | 22% |
Selenium | 19.5µg | 8.1µg | 21% |
Phosphorus | 196mg | 336mg | 20% |
Cholesterol | 53mg | 0mg | 18% |
Choline | 85.1mg | 32mg | 10% |
Potassium | 287mg | 601mg | 9% |
Copper | 0.079mg | 0.148mg | 8% |
Saturated fat | 1.81g | 0.243g | 7% |
Magnesium | 14mg | 40mg | 6% |
Manganese | 0.054mg | 0.2mg | 6% |
Carbs | 1.5g | 18.1g | 6% |
Fats | 5.53g | 1.9g | 6% |
Vitamin D | 32IU | 0IU | 4% |
Vitamin D | 0.8µg | 0µg | 4% |
Monounsaturated fat | 2.62g | 1.047g | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.54g | 0.004g | 4% |
Calories | 145kcal | 105kcal | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.4mg | 0.43mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.25mg | 0mg | 2% |
Calcium | 8mg | 19mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 1.5g | 10g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.251mg | 0.106mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.931mg | 0.435mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.918mg | 0.476mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.661mg | 0.668mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.775mg | 0.69mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.553mg | 0.166mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.904mg | 0.407mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.908mg | 0.512mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.75mg | 0.217mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
20.93 g
Fats:
5.53 g
Carbs:
1.5 g
Water:
67.67 g
Other:
4.37 g
Protein:
8.4 g
Fats:
1.9 g
Carbs:
18.1 g
Water:
69 g
Other:
2.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +149.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +191.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +68.1% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1106.7% |
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Water
~69g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.81 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2.62 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.54 g
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 | +150.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +13400% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -86.6% |