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Rye vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between rye and yeast?

  • Rye is higher in manganese, yet yeast is higher in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 889% more.
  • Rye has 8 times more manganese than yeast. While rye has 2.577mg of manganese, yeast has only 0.312mg.

We used Rye grain 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.
Rye
Rye
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 7.2% 45% 99% 122% 72% 142% 0.26% 336% 76%
Yeast
5
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +103.7%
Contains more IronIron +21.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +726%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +199.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.9%

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.
Rye
Rye
3
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% 0.33% 17% 0% 79% 58% 80% 87% 68% 0% 15% 29% 17%
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 KVitamin K +1375%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3377.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1493.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +841.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +827.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +410.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +6057.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~32mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rye Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.316mg 10.99mg 890%
Folate 38µg 2340µg 576%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 4mg 288%
Vitamin B5 1.456mg 13.5mg 241%
Vitamin B3 4.27mg 40.2mg 225%
Manganese 2.577mg 0.312mg 98%
Vitamin B6 0.294mg 1.5mg 93%
Protein 10.34g 40.44g 60%
Zinc 2.65mg 7.94mg 48%
Fiber 15.1g 26.9g 47%
Phosphorus 332mg 637mg 44%
Magnesium 110mg 54mg 13%
Potassium 510mg 955mg 13%
Carbs 75.86g 41.22g 12%
Selenium 13.9µg 7.9µg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.208g 4.309g 10%
Fats 1.63g 7.61g 9%
Copper 0.367mg 0.436mg 8%
Iron 2.63mg 2.17mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.85mg 0mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.767g 0.017g 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 0.4µg 5%
Saturated fat 0.197g 1.001g 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Sodium 2mg 51mg 2%
Calories 338kcal 325kcal 1%
Calcium 24mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 60.76g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 0.98g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 30.4mg 32mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.289mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.208mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.563mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.286mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.153mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.435mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.317mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.189mg 0.91mg 0%
Fructose 0.11g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rye
Rye
2
10% 76% 11%
Protein: 10.34 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 75.86 g
Water: 10.6 g
Other: 1.57 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 CarbsCarbs +84%
Contains more WaterWater +108.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +291.1%
Contains more FatsFats +366.9%
Contains more OtherOther +259.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rye
Rye
2
17% 18% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.208 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.767 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 -80.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4411.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1971.6%

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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. Rye - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168884/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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