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Muffin vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are muffin and yeast different?

  • Yeast has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and copper than muffin.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for yeast is 902% higher.

Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins) and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry are the varieties used 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.
Muffin
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 13% 11% 49% 20% 10% 63% 44% 59% 45%
Yeast
7
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 +46.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +43.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +440%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +689.3%
Contains more IronIron +66.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +626.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2045.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +336.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.8%
~equal in Selenium ~7.9µg

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.
Muffin
7
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 3% 7% 33% 1.5% 42% 38% 27% 28% 9.2% 20% 98% 36% 50%
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 +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +128.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9700%
Contains more CholineCholine +189.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6441.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2354%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2735%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2772.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3650%
Contains more FolateFolate +4775%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Muffin Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.168mg 10.99mg 902%
Folate 48µg 2340µg 573%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 4mg 295%
Vitamin B5 0.47mg 13.5mg 261%
Vitamin B3 1.418mg 40.2mg 242%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 1.5mg 112%
Fiber 1.1g 26.9g 103%
Protein 4.49g 40.44g 72%
Phosphorus 146mg 637mg 70%
Zinc 0.37mg 7.94mg 69%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.103g 0.017g 54%
Copper 0.06mg 0.436mg 42%
Vitamin K 39.2µg 0.4µg 32%
Potassium 121mg 955mg 25%
Fats 16.07g 7.61g 13%
Sodium 336mg 51mg 12%
Iron 1.3mg 2.17mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.63mg 0mg 11%
Choline 92.5mg 32mg 11%
Magnesium 10mg 54mg 10%
Cholesterol 30mg 0mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.844g 1.001g 8%
Starch 16.31g 7%
Manganese 0.449mg 0.312mg 6%
Carbs 53g 41.22g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.07µg 4%
Calories 375kcal 325kcal 3%
Fructose 1.21g 2%
Vitamin A 21µg 0µg 2%
Selenium 8.2µg 7.9µg 1%
Calcium 44mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 0IU 1%
Monounsaturated fat 4.822g 4.309g 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 51.9g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 31.47g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.181mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.224mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.421mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.199mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.115mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.257mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.91mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.008g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 1.022g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.048g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 6.911g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Muffin
3
4% 16% 53% 25%
Protein: 4.49 g
Fats: 16.07 g
Carbs: 53 g
Water: 24.96 g
Other: 1.48 g
Yeast
2
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 FatsFats +111.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.6%
Contains more WaterWater +391.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +800.7%
Contains more OtherOther +281.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Muffin
2
18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.844 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.103 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47564.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.8%

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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. Muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172765/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.

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