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

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Differences between wafer and baker's yeast

Wafer has more copper, while baker's yeast has more folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
Baker's yeast's daily need coverage for folate is 185% higher.
Baker's yeast contains 19 times less sodium than wafer. Wafer contains 580mg of sodium, while baker's yeast contains 30mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wafer

Baker's yeast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+32.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+63.2%
Contains more IronIron	+23.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+212.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+248%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+186.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+814.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+154.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+42.1%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wafer

Baker's yeast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+826.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+324.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+330.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1186.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+743.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1570.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	47µg	785µg	185%
Vitamin B1	0.203mg	1.88mg	140%
Vitamin B5	0.381mg	4.9mg	90%
Zinc	1.09mg	9.97mg	81%
Vitamin B2	0.266mg	1.13mg	66%
Vitamin B3	2.858mg	12.3mg	59%
Copper	0.463mg	0.148mg	35%
Phosphorus	132mg	336mg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.051mg	0.43mg	29%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.153g	0.004g	28%
Sodium	580mg	30mg	24%
Manganese	0.696mg	0.2mg	22%
Fats	14.2g	1.9g	19%
Fiber	3.4g	8.1g	19%
Carbs	72.7g	18.1g	18%
Saturated fat	4.241g	0.243g	18%
Calories	433kcal	105kcal	16%
Potassium	210mg	601mg	12%
Iron	4.01mg	3.25mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.865g	1.047g	10%
Vitamin E	0.72mg	0mg	5%
Protein	6.6g	8.4g	4%
Selenium	5.7µg	8.1µg	4%
Magnesium	53mg	40mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.09µg	0.01µg	3%
Choline	14.3mg	32mg	3%
Caffeine	10mg	0mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0µg	2%
Cholesterol	2mg	0mg	1%
Calcium	31mg	19mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	656kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	23g	95g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	4.3	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	69.3g	10g	N/A
Sugar	37.43g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.106mg	0%
Threonine	0.22mg	0.435mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.261mg	0.476mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	0.668mg	0%
Lysine	0.281mg	0.69mg	0%
Methionine	0.105mg	0.166mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.308mg	0.407mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	0.512mg	0%
Histidine	0.128mg	0.217mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.002g	0g	N/A