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Saffron vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between saffron and yeast

  • Saffron has more manganese, iron, and vitamin C; however, yeast has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, fiber, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Saffron's daily need coverage for manganese is 1222% more.
  • Saffron has 269 times more vitamin C than yeast. Saffron has 80.8mg of vitamin C, while yeast has 0.3mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, saffron 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 189% 33% 152% 416% 109% 30% 108% 19% 3705% 31%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +388.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +270%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80.5%
Contains more IronIron +411.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9005.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +628.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +152.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +41.1%

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 269% 9% 0% 0% 29% 62% 27% 0% 233% 0% 0% 70% 0%
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 +26833.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +9456.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1398.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2653.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2416.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Yeast DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.312mg 1222%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 10.99mg 906%
Folate 93µg 2340µg 562%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 4mg 287%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 270%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 40.2mg 242%
Iron 11.1mg 2.17mg 112%
Fiber 3.9g 26.9g 92%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 0.3mg 89%
Zinc 1.09mg 7.94mg 62%
Protein 11.43g 40.44g 58%
Phosphorus 252mg 637mg 55%
Magnesium 264mg 54mg 50%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 1.5mg 38%
Potassium 1724mg 955mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.017g 14%
Copper 0.328mg 0.436mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 4.309g 10%
Calcium 111mg 30mg 8%
Carbs 65.37g 41.22g 8%
Choline 32mg 6%
Sodium 148mg 51mg 4%
Selenium 5.6µg 7.9µg 4%
Saturated fat 1.586g 1.001g 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Fats 5.85g 7.61g 3%
Calories 310kcal 325kcal 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 14.32g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 6% 65% 12% 5%
Protein: 11.43 g
Fats: 5.85 g
Carbs: 65.37 g
Water: 11.9 g
Other: 5.45 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 CarbsCarbs +58.6%
Contains more WaterWater +134.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +253.8%
Contains more FatsFats +30.1%
~equal in Other ~5.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.429 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.067 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 +12058.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +904.4%

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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. Saffron - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170934/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.