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Miso vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between miso and yeast?

  • Yeast is richer than miso in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 908% more.
  • Miso has 73 times more sodium than yeast. While miso has 3728mg of sodium, yeast has only 51mg.

We used Miso and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry types in this article.

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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.
Miso
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 17% 19% 93% 140% 70% 68% 486% 112% 38%
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 +90%
Contains more IronIron +14.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +175.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +354.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +210.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.436mg

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.
Miso
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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 0% 1.3% 0.2% 0% 25% 54% 17% 20% 46% 10% 73% 14% 39%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7225%
Contains more CholineCholine +125.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1616.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4337.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3905.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +653.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +12215.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Miso Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 10.99mg 908%
Folate 19µg 2340µg 580%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 4mg 290%
Vitamin B5 0.337mg 13.5mg 263%
Vitamin B3 0.906mg 40.2mg 246%
Sodium 3728mg 51mg 160%
Vitamin B6 0.199mg 1.5mg 100%
Fiber 5.4g 26.9g 86%
Phosphorus 159mg 637mg 68%
Protein 12.79g 40.44g 55%
Zinc 2.56mg 7.94mg 49%
Manganese 0.859mg 0.312mg 24%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 0.4µg 24%
Potassium 210mg 955mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.884g 0.017g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 1.118g 4.309g 8%
Fructose 6g 8%
Choline 72.2mg 32mg 7%
Calories 198kcal 325kcal 6%
Carbs 25.37g 41.22g 5%
Iron 2.49mg 2.17mg 4%
Calcium 57mg 30mg 3%
Selenium 7µg 7.9µg 2%
Copper 0.42mg 0.436mg 2%
Fats 6.01g 7.61g 2%
Magnesium 48mg 54mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 19.97g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0.07µg 0%
Saturated fat 1.025g 1.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.155mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.479mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.508mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.82mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.478mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.486mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.547mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.243mg 0.91mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Miso
2
13% 6% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 12.79 g
Fats: 6.01 g
Carbs: 25.37 g
Water: 43.02 g
Other: 12.81 g
Yeast
3
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 +746.9%
Contains more OtherOther +126.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +216.2%
Contains more FatsFats +26.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +62.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Miso
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20% 22% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.118 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.884 g
Yeast
2
19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.001 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16864.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +285.4%
~equal in Saturated fat ~1.001g

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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. Miso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172442/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.