Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Pasta vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are pasta and yeast different?

  • Yeast has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, copper, and potassium than pasta.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for yeast is 898% higher.

Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Pasta vs Yeast infographic
Infographic link

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.
Pasta
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
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 -88.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3879.2%
Contains more IronIron +90.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +368.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1317.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +911.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39.3%

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.
Pasta
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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Yeast
9
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 B12Vitamin B12 +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5158.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3952.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7277%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4311.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +3556.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 10.99mg 898%
Folate 64µg 2340µg 569%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 4mg 296%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 13.5mg 266%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 40.2mg 245%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 1.5mg 113%
Fiber 26.9g 108%
Phosphorus 63mg 637mg 82%
Protein 5.15g 40.44g 71%
Zinc 0.56mg 7.94mg 67%
Copper 0.093mg 0.436mg 38%
Potassium 24mg 955mg 27%
Selenium 7.9µg 14%
Iron 1.14mg 2.17mg 13%
Cholesterol 33mg 0mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 4.309g 10%
Calories 131kcal 325kcal 10%
Fats 1.05g 7.61g 10%
Magnesium 18mg 54mg 9%
Choline 32mg 6%
Carbs 24.93g 41.22g 5%
Manganese 0.224mg 0.312mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.15g 1.001g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0.07µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 0.017g 3%
Calcium 6mg 30mg 2%
Sodium 6mg 51mg 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 24.93g 14.32g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 0.91mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pasta
1
5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
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 +1249.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +685.2%
Contains more FatsFats +624.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +65.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1722.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pasta
2
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2423.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3375%

People also compare

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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.