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

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Summary of differences between mashed potato and baker's yeast

  • Mashed potato has less folate, vitamin B1, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, iron, fiber, vitamin B6, and selenium than baker's yeast.
  • Baker's yeast covers your daily need for folate, 194% more than mashed potato.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, potato, mashed and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed.

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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 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110.1%
Contains more IronIron +948.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +322.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +4431.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +469.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +104.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +912.5%
~equal in Calcium ~19mg

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% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 470% 261% 231% 294% 99% 1.3% 0% 589% 17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +7433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1038.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +258.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +8622.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +138.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mashed potato Baker's yeast DV% diff.
Folate 9µg 785µg 194%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 1.88mg 155%
Vitamin B5 4.9mg 98%
Zinc 0.22mg 9.97mg 89%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 1.13mg 86%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 12.3mg 70%
Phosphorus 59mg 336mg 40%
Iron 0.31mg 3.25mg 37%
Fiber 1.3g 8.1g 27%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.43mg 24%
Protein 1.65g 8.4g 14%
Selenium 0.8µg 8.1µg 13%
Copper 0.035mg 0.148mg 13%
Sodium 306mg 30mg 12%
Potassium 286mg 601mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 0.004g 9%
Magnesium 15mg 40mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 0µg 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Vitamin A 43µg 0µg 5%
Manganese 0.098mg 0.2mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0.01µg 3%
Choline 13.4mg 32mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 0mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.577g 0.243g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 1.047g 1%
Calories 89kcal 105kcal 1%
Fats 2.82g 1.9g 1%
Carbs 14.65g 18.1g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 13.35g 10g N/A
Calcium 18mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 0.5g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.105g N/A
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%
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 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 +48.4%
Contains more WaterWater +15.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +409.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.5%
Contains more OtherOther +106.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 27% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.577 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.342 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33450%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45.4%

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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. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/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.

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