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Pork vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork and yeast?

  • Pork is higher in selenium, yet yeast is higher in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 843% more.
  • Pork has 6 times more selenium than yeast. While pork has 45.3µg of selenium, yeast has only 7.9µg.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled 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.
Pork
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Yeast
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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 SeleniumSelenium +473.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125.8%
Contains more IronIron +149.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +497.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +232.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +158.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3366.7%

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.
Pork
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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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
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 +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +900%
Contains more CholineCholine +193.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1153.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1146.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +698.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1834.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +223.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +46700%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 10.99mg 843%
Folate 5µg 2340µg 584%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 4mg 283%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 13.5mg 256%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 40.2mg 220%
Fiber 0g 26.9g 108%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 1.5mg 80%
Selenium 45.3µg 7.9µg 68%
Phosphorus 246mg 637mg 56%
Zinc 2.39mg 7.94mg 50%
Copper 0.073mg 0.436mg 40%
Cholesterol 80mg 0mg 27%
Protein 27.32g 40.44g 26%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 0.07µg 26%
Saturated fat 5.23g 1.001g 19%
Potassium 423mg 955mg 16%
Iron 0.87mg 2.17mg 16%
Carbs 0g 41.22g 14%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.312mg 13%
Choline 93.9mg 32mg 11%
Fats 13.92g 7.61g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 0.017g 8%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin D 53IU 0IU 7%
Magnesium 28mg 54mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 4.309g 5%
Calories 242kcal 325kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 14.32g N/A
Sodium 62mg 51mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0.91mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
2
27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Yeast
3
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 +82.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1039.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +48%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +534.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
2
41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Yeast
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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 +43.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6958.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.9%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.