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Yeast vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between yeast and bananas

  • Bananas have less vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B6, zinc, and copper.
  • Yeast covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 913% more than bananas.
  • Bananas contain 117 times less folate than yeast. Yeast contains 2340µg of folate, while bananas contain 20µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry and Bananas, raw.

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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.
Yeast
9
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%
Banana
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +166.8%
Contains more IronIron +734.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +459%
Contains more ZincZinc +5193.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2795.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +690%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%

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.
Yeast
8
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%
Banana
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35351.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +5379.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5945.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3941.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +308.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +11600%
Contains more CholineCholine +226.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yeast Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 10.99mg 0.031mg 913%
Folate 2340µg 20µg 580%
Vitamin B2 4mg 0.073mg 302%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 0.334mg 263%
Vitamin B3 40.2mg 0.665mg 247%
Fiber 26.9g 2.6g 97%
Phosphorus 637mg 22mg 88%
Vitamin B6 1.5mg 0.367mg 87%
Protein 40.44g 1.09g 79%
Zinc 7.94mg 0.15mg 71%
Copper 0.436mg 0.078mg 40%
Iron 2.17mg 0.26mg 24%
Potassium 955mg 358mg 18%
Selenium 7.9µg 1µg 13%
Calories 325kcal 89kcal 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 0.032g 11%
Fats 7.61g 0.33g 11%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 8.7mg 9%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Magnesium 54mg 27mg 6%
Carbs 41.22g 22.84g 6%
Saturated fat 1.001g 0.112g 4%
Choline 32mg 9.8mg 4%
Calcium 30mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Manganese 0.312mg 0.27mg 2%
Sodium 51mg 1mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 14.32g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 0g 12.23g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.5µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Banana
1
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3610.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2206.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.5%
Contains more OtherOther +580.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1374.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yeast
1
19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.001 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Banana
2
52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13365.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +329.4%

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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. Yeast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175043/nutrients
  2. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.