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Ricotta vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between ricotta and yeast

  • Ricotta contains less vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and copper than yeast.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 915% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, ricotta, whole milk and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry.

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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 7.9% 62% 9.3% 14% 7% 32% 68% 11% 0.78% 79%
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 CalciumCalcium +590%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +83.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +390.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +809.5%
Contains more IronIron +471.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1976.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +584.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +303.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5100%

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% 40% 2.2% 3% 3.3% 45% 2% 13% 9.9% 43% 2.8% 9% 9.5%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +385.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +175%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +84438.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1951.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38553.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +6238%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3388.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +19400%
Contains more CholineCholine +82.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ricotta Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 10.99mg 915%
Folate 12µg 2340µg 582%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 4mg 293%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 13.5mg 266%
Vitamin B3 0.104mg 40.2mg 251%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 1.5mg 112%
Fiber 0g 26.9g 108%
Phosphorus 158mg 637mg 68%
Zinc 1.16mg 7.94mg 62%
Protein 11.26g 40.44g 58%
Copper 0.021mg 0.436mg 46%
Saturated fat 8.295g 1.001g 33%
Potassium 105mg 955mg 25%
Iron 0.38mg 2.17mg 22%
Calcium 207mg 30mg 18%
Cholesterol 51mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin A 120µg 0µg 13%
Manganese 0.006mg 0.312mg 13%
Carbs 3.04g 41.22g 13%
Selenium 14.5µg 7.9µg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.34µg 0.07µg 11%
Magnesium 11mg 54mg 10%
Calories 174kcal 325kcal 8%
Fats 12.98g 7.61g 8%
Choline 17.5mg 32mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 3.627g 4.309g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.385g 0.017g 2%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 0IU 1%
Sodium 84mg 51mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 3.04g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 0.27g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.517mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.589mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 1.221mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 1.338mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.281mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.556mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.692mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.459mg 0.91mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 13% 3% 72%
Protein: 11.26 g
Fats: 12.98 g
Carbs: 3.04 g
Water: 71.7 g
Other: 1.02 g
Yeast
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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 +70.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1311.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +259.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1255.9%
Contains more OtherOther +453.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.295 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.627 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.385 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2164.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.8%

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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. Ricotta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170851/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.

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