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

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A recap on differences between pita bread and baker's yeast

  • Pita bread has more selenium; however, baker's yeast is higher in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and fiber.
  • Baker's yeast covers your daily folate needs 170% more than pita bread.
  • Baker's yeast contains 3 times less selenium than pita bread. Pita bread contains 27.1µg of selenium, while baker's yeast contains 8.1µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, pita, white, enriched and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed.

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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% 26% 11% 98% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 148%
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 +352.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +140.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +234.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +400.8%
Contains more IronIron +24%
Contains more ZincZinc +1086.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +246.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%

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% 0% 6% 0% 150% 75% 87% 24% 7.8% 0% 0.5% 80% 8%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +213.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +245.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +165.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1134.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1164.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +633.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +119.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita bread Baker's yeast DV% diff.
Folate 107µg 785µg 170%
Vitamin B1 0.599mg 1.88mg 107%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 4.9mg 90%
Zinc 0.84mg 9.97mg 83%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 1.13mg 62%
Vitamin B3 4.632mg 12.3mg 48%
Selenium 27.1µg 8.1µg 35%
Phosphorus 97mg 336mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.43mg 30%
Fiber 2.2g 8.1g 24%
Sodium 536mg 30mg 22%
Potassium 120mg 601mg 14%
Carbs 55.7g 18.1g 13%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.2mg 12%
Calories 275kcal 105kcal 9%
Iron 2.62mg 3.25mg 8%
Calcium 86mg 19mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.004g 4%
Choline 14.6mg 32mg 3%
Magnesium 26mg 40mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 1.047g 2%
Copper 0.168mg 0.148mg 2%
Protein 9.1g 8.4g 1%
Fats 1.2g 1.9g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 53.5g 10g N/A
Sugar 1.3g 0g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.243g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.106mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.435mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.476mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.668mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.69mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.166mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.407mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.512mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.217mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 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 CarbsCarbs +207.7%
Contains more FatsFats +58.3%
Contains more WaterWater +115%
Contains more OtherOther +36.8%
~equal in Protein ~8.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13275%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +897.1%

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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. Pita bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174915/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.