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

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What are the differences between oatmeal and baker's yeast?

  • Oatmeal is higher in iron, yet baker's yeast is higher in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, fiber, and potassium.
  • Baker's yeast's daily need coverage for folate is 185% more.
  • Oatmeal has 2 times more iron than baker's yeast. While oatmeal has 5.96mg of iron, baker's yeast has only 3.25mg.

We used Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
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 CalciumCalcium +321.1%
Contains more IronIron +83.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +179%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +885.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1508.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +336.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +62%

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% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +623.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +425.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +306.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1445.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1684.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +580.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oatmeal Baker's yeast DV% diff.
Folate 44µg 785µg 185%
Vitamin B1 0.26mg 1.88mg 135%
Vitamin B5 0.317mg 4.9mg 92%
Zinc 0.62mg 9.97mg 85%
Vitamin B2 0.215mg 1.13mg 70%
Vitamin B3 3.025mg 12.3mg 58%
Phosphorus 77mg 336mg 37%
Iron 5.96mg 3.25mg 34%
Fiber 1.7g 8.1g 26%
Manganese 0.558mg 0.2mg 16%
Potassium 61mg 601mg 16%
Vitamin A 130µg 0µg 14%
Protein 2.37g 8.4g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.29mg 0.43mg 11%
Copper 0.066mg 0.148mg 9%
Calcium 80mg 19mg 6%
Selenium 5µg 8.1µg 6%
Choline 4.7mg 32mg 5%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Magnesium 26mg 40mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.426g 0.004g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.391g 1.047g 2%
Calories 68kcal 105kcal 2%
Carbs 11.67g 18.1g 2%
Fats 1.36g 1.9g 1%
Sodium 49mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 9.97g 10g N/A
Sugar 0.46g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.003g N/A
Saturated fat 0.226g 0.243g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.106mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.435mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.105mg 0.476mg 0%
Leucine 0.2mg 0.668mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0.69mg 0%
Methionine 0.04mg 0.166mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.407mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0.512mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.217mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 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 WaterWater +21.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +254.4%
Contains more FatsFats +39.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.1%
Contains more OtherOther +356.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 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 +10550%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +167.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.243g

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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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.