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Mashed potato vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mashed potato and yeast

  • Yeast is richer than mashed potato in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, copper, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for yeast is 915% higher.

Food types used in this article are Fast foods, potato, mashed 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 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
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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 +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +233.9%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more CopperCopper +1145.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3509.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +979.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +218.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +887.5%

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%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1375%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3622.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1150%
Contains more FolateFolate +25900%
Contains more CholineCholine +138.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.07µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mashed potato Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 10.99mg 915%
Folate 9µg 2340µg 583%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 4mg 307%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 270%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 40.2mg 245%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 1.5mg 106%
Fiber 1.3g 26.9g 102%
Phosphorus 59mg 637mg 83%
Protein 1.65g 40.44g 78%
Zinc 0.22mg 7.94mg 70%
Copper 0.035mg 0.436mg 45%
Iron 0.31mg 2.17mg 23%
Potassium 286mg 955mg 20%
Selenium 0.8µg 7.9µg 13%
Calories 89kcal 325kcal 12%
Sodium 306mg 51mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 4.309g 9%
Carbs 14.65g 41.22g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 0.017g 9%
Manganese 0.098mg 0.312mg 9%
Magnesium 15mg 54mg 9%
Fats 2.82g 7.61g 7%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 0.4µg 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Vitamin A 43µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 0mg 3%
Choline 13.4mg 32mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.577g 1.001g 2%
Calcium 18mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 13.35g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 0g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0.07µg 0%
Trans fat 0.105g 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%
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
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 +1467.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2350.9%
Contains more FatsFats +169.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +181.4%
Contains more OtherOther +348.4%

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
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 -42.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7794.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +498.5%

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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. 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.