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Sugar substitute vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between sugar substitute and yeast

  • Sugar substitute is richer in calcium, yet yeast is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, copper, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for yeast is 915% higher.
  • Sugar substitute contains 29 times more calcium than yeast. Sugar substitute contains 879mg of calcium, while yeast contains 30mg.

Food types used in this article are Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown 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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
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 +2830%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2348.7%
Contains more IronIron +1256.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +6128.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +19750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7862.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1318.2%

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% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +73166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16775%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9900%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar substitute Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 10.99mg 915%
Folate 2340µg 585%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 4mg 307%
Vitamin B5 0.08mg 13.5mg 268%
Vitamin B3 40.2mg 251%
Vitamin B6 0.015mg 1.5mg 114%
Fiber 0.6g 26.9g 105%
Phosphorus 8mg 637mg 90%
Calcium 879mg 30mg 85%
Protein 2.06g 40.44g 77%
Zinc 0.04mg 7.94mg 72%
Copper 0.007mg 0.436mg 48%
Potassium 39mg 955mg 27%
Iron 0.16mg 2.17mg 25%
Sodium 572mg 51mg 23%
Carbs 84.77g 41.22g 15%
Selenium 7.9µg 14%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.312mg 13%
Fats 0g 7.61g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 11%
Magnesium 6mg 54mg 11%
Choline 32mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.001g 5%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 3%
Calories 347kcal 325kcal 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 84.17g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 4.03g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 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 +105.7%
Contains more WaterWater +79.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1863.1%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +40.2%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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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