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Melba toast vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between melba toast and yeast

  • Melba toast has more selenium; 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 881% more than melba toast.
  • Yeast contains 4 times less selenium than melba toast. Melba toast contains 34.8µg of selenium, while yeast contains 7.9µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Crackers, melba toast, plain 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 42% 28% 18% 139% 96% 55% 84% 78% 147% 190%
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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 +210%
Contains more IronIron +70.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +262.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +340.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +372.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +50.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +295%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +225%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~54mg

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% 0% 8.6% 0% 103% 63% 77% 42% 23% 0% 2.3% 93% 11%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +125%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2561%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1365.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +877.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1848.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1430.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1787.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +61.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melba toast Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.413mg 10.99mg 881%
Folate 124µg 2340µg 554%
Vitamin B2 0.273mg 4mg 287%
Vitamin B5 0.693mg 13.5mg 256%
Vitamin B3 4.113mg 40.2mg 226%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 1.5mg 108%
Fiber 6.3g 26.9g 82%
Phosphorus 196mg 637mg 63%
Protein 12.1g 40.44g 57%
Zinc 2.01mg 7.94mg 54%
Selenium 34.8µg 7.9µg 49%
Manganese 1.13mg 0.312mg 36%
Sodium 598mg 51mg 24%
Potassium 202mg 955mg 22%
Iron 3.7mg 2.17mg 19%
Copper 0.289mg 0.436mg 16%
Carbs 76.6g 41.22g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.782g 4.309g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.282g 0.017g 8%
Fats 3.2g 7.61g 7%
Calcium 93mg 30mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.445g 1.001g 3%
Calories 390kcal 325kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0mg 3%
Choline 19.8mg 32mg 2%
Magnesium 59mg 54mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 70.3g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 0.94g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.9µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.342mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.462mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.844mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.28mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.214mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.596mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.52mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.261mg 0.91mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 3% 77% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.1 g
Fats: 3.2 g
Carbs: 76.6 g
Water: 5.1 g
Other: 3 g
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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 CarbsCarbs +85.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +234.2%
Contains more FatsFats +137.8%
Contains more OtherOther +88.3%
~equal in Water ~5.08g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.445 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.282 g
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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 -55.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7441.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +451%

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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. Melba toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174977/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.