Teff vs. Baker's yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between teff and baker's yeast?
- Teff is higher in manganese, yet baker's yeast is higher in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, fiber, and iron.
- Baker's yeast's daily need coverage for folate is 192% more.
- Teff has 14 times more manganese than baker's yeast. While teff has 2.86mg of manganese, baker's yeast has only 0.2mg.
We used Teff, cooked and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +25% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +157.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +52.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -73.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1330% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +461.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +58.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +798.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +180% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +927.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +3324.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1253.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +343.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +4261.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Folate | 18µg | 785µg | 192% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.183mg | 1.88mg | 141% |
Manganese | 2.86mg | 0.2mg | 116% |
Vitamin B5 | 4.9mg | 98% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.033mg | 1.13mg | 84% |
Zinc | 1.11mg | 9.97mg | 81% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.909mg | 12.3mg | 71% |
Phosphorus | 120mg | 336mg | 31% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.097mg | 0.43mg | 26% |
Fiber | 2.8g | 8.1g | 21% |
Selenium | 8.1µg | 15% | |
Potassium | 107mg | 601mg | 15% |
Iron | 2.05mg | 3.25mg | 15% |
Protein | 3.87g | 8.4g | 9% |
Copper | 0.226mg | 0.148mg | 9% |
Choline | 32mg | 6% | |
Calcium | 49mg | 19mg | 3% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.047g | 3% | |
Magnesium | 50mg | 40mg | 2% |
Fats | 0.65g | 1.9g | 2% |
Sodium | 8mg | 30mg | 1% |
Carbs | 19.86g | 18.1g | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.243g | 1% | |
Calories | 101kcal | 105kcal | 0% |
Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% | |
Net carbs | 17.06g | 10g | N/A |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.01µg | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.004g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.041mg | 0.106mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.149mg | 0.435mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.146mg | 0.476mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.311mg | 0.668mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.109mg | 0.69mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.125mg | 0.166mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.203mg | 0.407mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.2mg | 0.512mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.088mg | 0.217mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
3.87 g
Fats:
0.65 g
Carbs:
19.86 g
Water:
74.93 g
Other:
0.69 g
Protein:
8.4 g
Fats:
1.9 g
Carbs:
18.1 g
Water:
69 g
Other:
2.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +117.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +192.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +276.8% |
~equal in
Carbs
~18.1g
~equal in
Water
~69g