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Leek vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between leek and yeast

  • Leek has more vitamin K, while yeast has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 911% higher.
  • Yeast contains 118 times less vitamin K than leek. Leek contains 47µg of vitamin K, while yeast contains 0.4µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), 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.
Leek
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 18% 16% 79% 40% 3.3% 15% 2.6% 63% 5.5%
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 CalciumCalcium +96.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +430.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +263.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +6516.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1720%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +690%
~equal in Iron ~2.17mg

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.
Leek
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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 40% 28% 18% 0% 15% 6.9% 7.5% 8.4% 54% 0% 118% 48% 5.2%
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 +3900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9950%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +9542.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +543.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3556.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +236.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 10.99mg 911%
Folate 64µg 2340µg 569%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 4mg 305%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 13.5mg 267%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 40.2mg 249%
Fiber 1.8g 26.9g 100%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 1.5mg 97%
Phosphorus 35mg 637mg 86%
Protein 1.5g 40.44g 78%
Zinc 0.12mg 7.94mg 71%
Vitamin K 47µg 0.4µg 39%
Copper 0.12mg 0.436mg 35%
Potassium 180mg 955mg 23%
Selenium 1µg 7.9µg 13%
Calories 61kcal 325kcal 13%
Vitamin C 12mg 0.3mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 4.309g 11%
Fats 0.3g 7.61g 11%
Vitamin A 83µg 0µg 9%
Carbs 14.15g 41.22g 9%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.312mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0mg 6%
Magnesium 28mg 54mg 6%
Choline 9.5mg 32mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.04g 1.001g 4%
Calcium 59mg 30mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.017g 1%
Sodium 20mg 51mg 1%
Iron 2.1mg 2.17mg 1%
Net carbs 12.35g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.91mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
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14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 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 WaterWater +1533.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2596%
Contains more FatsFats +2436.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +191.3%
Contains more OtherOther +438.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
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19% 2% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.166 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +876.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +107625%

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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. Leek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169246/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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