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Chia seeds vs. Baker's yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chia seeds and baker's yeast

  • Chia seeds have more manganese, fiber, copper, selenium, phosphorus, magnesium, and calcium; however, baker's yeast is richer in folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Baker's yeast covers your daily folate needs 184% more than chia seeds.
  • Baker's yeast has 33 times less calcium than chia seeds. Chia seeds have 631mg of calcium, while baker's yeast has 19mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seeds, chia seeds, dried 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 239% 189% 36% 290% 308% 125% 369% 2.1% 355% 301%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +737.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3221.1%
Contains more IronIron +137.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +524.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +156%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1261.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +581.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +117.7%

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.
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 5.3% 0% 10% 0% 155% 39% 166% 0% 0% 0% 0% 37% 0%
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 CVitamin C +1500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +203.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +564.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1502%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chia seeds Baker's yeast DV% diff.
Folate 49µg 785µg 184%
Polyunsaturated fat 23.665g 0.004g 158%
Manganese 2.723mg 0.2mg 110%
Fiber 34.4g 8.1g 105%
Vitamin B1 0.62mg 1.88mg 105%
Vitamin B5 4.9mg 98%
Selenium 55.2µg 8.1µg 86%
Copper 0.924mg 0.148mg 86%
Phosphorus 860mg 336mg 75%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 1.13mg 74%
Magnesium 335mg 40mg 70%
Calcium 631mg 19mg 61%
Iron 7.72mg 3.25mg 56%
Zinc 4.58mg 9.97mg 49%
Fats 30.74g 1.9g 44%
Vitamin B6 0.43mg 33%
Vitamin B3 8.83mg 12.3mg 22%
Calories 486kcal 105kcal 19%
Protein 16.54g 8.4g 16%
Saturated fat 3.33g 0.243g 14%
Carbs 42.12g 18.1g 8%
Choline 32mg 6%
Potassium 407mg 601mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 0mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 2.309g 1.047g 3%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0.1mg 2%
Sodium 16mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 7.72g 10g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Trans fat 0.14g N/A
Tryptophan 0.436mg 0.106mg 0%
Threonine 0.709mg 0.435mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.801mg 0.476mg 0%
Leucine 1.371mg 0.668mg 0%
Lysine 0.97mg 0.69mg 0%
Methionine 0.588mg 0.166mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.016mg 0.407mg 0%
Valine 0.95mg 0.512mg 0%
Histidine 0.531mg 0.217mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 17.83g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.835g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 31% 42% 6% 5%
Protein: 16.54 g
Fats: 30.74 g
Carbs: 42.12 g
Water: 5.8 g
Other: 4.8 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 ProteinProtein +96.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1517.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +132.7%
Contains more OtherOther +84.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1089.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 8% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 23.665 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +120.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +591525%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%

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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. Chia seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170554/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.