Wafer vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wafer and yeast

Wafer has less vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, and zinc.
Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 899% more.
Wafer has 11 times more sodium than yeast. Wafer has 580mg of sodium, while yeast has 51mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers 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.

Wafer

Yeast

Contains more IronIron	+84.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+123.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+354.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+628.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+382.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~54mg

~equal in Calcium ~30mg

~equal in Copper ~0.436mg

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.

Wafer

Yeast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+5313.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1403.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1306.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+3443.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2841.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+4878.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.203mg	10.99mg	899%
Folate	47µg	2340µg	573%
Vitamin B2	0.266mg	4mg	287%
Vitamin B5	0.381mg	13.5mg	262%
Vitamin B3	2.858mg	40.2mg	233%
Vitamin B6	0.051mg	1.5mg	111%
Fiber	3.4g	26.9g	94%
Phosphorus	132mg	637mg	72%
Protein	6.6g	40.44g	68%
Zinc	1.09mg	7.94mg	62%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.153g	0.017g	28%
Iron	4.01mg	2.17mg	23%
Sodium	580mg	51mg	23%
Potassium	210mg	955mg	22%
Manganese	0.696mg	0.312mg	17%
Saturated fat	4.241g	1.001g	15%
Fats	14.2g	7.61g	10%
Carbs	72.7g	41.22g	10%
Calories	433kcal	325kcal	5%
Vitamin E	0.72mg	0mg	5%
Selenium	5.7µg	7.9µg	4%
Copper	0.463mg	0.436mg	3%
Choline	14.3mg	32mg	3%
Caffeine	10mg	0mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0.4µg	2%
Cholesterol	2mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.09µg	0.07µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.865g	4.309g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	656kcal	80kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	23g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	4.3	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	69.3g	14.32g	N/A
Magnesium	53mg	54mg	0%
Calcium	31mg	30mg	0%
Sugar	37.43g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.54mg	0%
Threonine	0.22mg	1.99mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.261mg	1.89mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	2.92mg	0%
Lysine	0.281mg	3.28mg	0%
Methionine	0.105mg	0.59mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.308mg	1.75mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	2.31mg	0%
Histidine	0.128mg	0.91mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0g	N/A