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

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Significant differences between wheat and baker's yeast

  • Wheat has more selenium, manganese, copper, and magnesium; however, baker's yeast is richer in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Baker's yeast covers your daily folate needs 186% more than wheat .
  • Baker's yeast has 15 times less manganese than wheat . Wheat has 3.012mg of manganese, while baker's yeast has 0.2mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Wheat, durum 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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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 +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +78.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +273.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1406%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1003.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +139.7%
~equal in Iron ~3.25mg

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% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +348.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +833.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +424.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1725.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.43mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Baker's yeast DV% diff.
Folate 43µg 785µg 186%
Selenium 89.4µg 8.1µg 148%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 1.88mg 122%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.2mg 122%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 4.9mg 79%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 1.13mg 78%
Zinc 4.16mg 9.97mg 53%
Copper 0.553mg 0.148mg 45%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 12.3mg 35%
Fiber 8.1g 32%
Phosphorus 508mg 336mg 25%
Magnesium 144mg 40mg 25%
Carbs 71.13g 18.1g 18%
Calories 339kcal 105kcal 12%
Protein 13.68g 8.4g 11%
Choline 32mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.004g 6%
Potassium 431mg 601mg 5%
Iron 3.52mg 3.25mg 3%
Calcium 34mg 19mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 1.047g 2%
Sodium 2mg 30mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.243g 1%
Fats 2.47g 1.9g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.43mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 71.13g 10g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.106mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.435mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.476mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.668mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.69mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.166mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.407mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.512mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.217mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 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 +62.9%
Contains more FatsFats +30%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +293%
Contains more WaterWater +530.7%
Contains more OtherOther +46.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24350%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +204.4%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.