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Onion vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between onions and yeast?

  • Yeast is richer than onions in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and copper.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 912% more.

We used Onions, raw 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.
Onion
Onion
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Yeast
Yeast
9
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 less SodiumSodium -92.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +440%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +554.1%
Contains more IronIron +933.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1017.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +4570.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2096.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +141.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1480%

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.
Onion
Onion
2
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 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14% 3.3%
Yeast
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 +2366.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +23791.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14714.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34555.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10875.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12215.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +424.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Onion Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 10.99mg 912%
Folate 19µg 2340µg 580%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 4mg 306%
Vitamin B5 0.123mg 13.5mg 268%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 40.2mg 251%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 1.5mg 106%
Fiber 1.7g 26.9g 101%
Phosphorus 29mg 637mg 87%
Protein 1.1g 40.44g 79%
Zinc 0.17mg 7.94mg 71%
Copper 0.039mg 0.436mg 44%
Iron 0.21mg 2.17mg 25%
Potassium 146mg 955mg 24%
Calories 40kcal 325kcal 14%
Selenium 0.5µg 7.9µg 13%
Fats 0.1g 7.61g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 4.309g 11%
Carbs 9.34g 41.22g 11%
Magnesium 10mg 54mg 10%
Manganese 0.129mg 0.312mg 8%
Vitamin C 7.4mg 0.3mg 8%
Choline 6.1mg 32mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.042g 1.001g 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Sodium 4mg 51mg 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Calcium 23mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 7.64g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 4.24g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.025mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.91mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Onion
Onion
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Yeast
Yeast
4
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 +1654.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3576.4%
Contains more FatsFats +7510%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +341.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1514.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Onion
Onion
1
58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Yeast
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33046.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.017g

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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. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/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.