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Lemon vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lemons and yeast

  • Lemons have more vitamin C; however, yeast is higher in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Yeast covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 912% more than lemons.
  • Yeast contains 177 times less vitamin C than lemons. Lemons contain 53mg of vitamin C, while yeast contains 0.3mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Lemons, raw, without peel 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.
Lemon
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Yeast
9
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 less SodiumSodium -96.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +575%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +592%
Contains more IronIron +261.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1078.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +13133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3881.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +940%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1875%

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.
Lemon
3
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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
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 +17566.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27375%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7005.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1775%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +21172.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +527.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 10.99mg 913%
Folate 11µg 2340µg 582%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 4mg 306%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 13.5mg 266%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 40.2mg 251%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 1.5mg 109%
Fiber 2.8g 26.9g 96%
Phosphorus 16mg 637mg 89%
Protein 1.1g 40.44g 79%
Zinc 0.06mg 7.94mg 72%
Vitamin C 53mg 0.3mg 59%
Copper 0.037mg 0.436mg 44%
Potassium 138mg 955mg 24%
Iron 0.6mg 2.17mg 20%
Calories 29kcal 325kcal 15%
Selenium 0.4µg 7.9µg 14%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.312mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 4.309g 11%
Fats 0.3g 7.61g 11%
Magnesium 8mg 54mg 11%
Carbs 9.32g 41.22g 11%
Choline 5.1mg 32mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.039g 1.001g 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Sodium 2mg 51mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 6.52g 14.32g N/A
Calcium 26mg 30mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.017g 0%
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lemon
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Yeast
4
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 +1651.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3576.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2436.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +342.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1783.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lemon
2
28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Yeast
1
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 -96.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +423.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39072.7%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.