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Yeast vs. Carrot cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between yeast and carrot cake?

  • Yeast is higher in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, and copper, yet carrot cake is higher in vitamin A.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 894% more.
  • Yeast has 46 times more vitamin B5 than carrot cake. While yeast has 13.5mg of vitamin B5, carrot cake has only 0.294mg.

We used Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry and Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix 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.
Yeast
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 52% 15% 68% 17% 5.5% 106% 74% 69% 81%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +465.1%
Contains more IronIron +20.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +772%
Contains more ZincZinc +3870%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +157.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +473.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +69.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +88.6%

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
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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 1% 0% 0% 0% 2748% 923% 754% 810% 346% 8.8% 1% 1755% 17%
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 4% 32% 0% 0% 66% 39% 41% 18% 18% 5% 0% 50% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4047.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2252.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1723.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4491.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1798.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3392.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yeast Carrot cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 10.99mg 0.265mg 894%
Folate 2340µg 67µg 568%
Vitamin B2 4mg 0.17mg 295%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 0.294mg 264%
Vitamin B3 40.2mg 2.205mg 237%
Vitamin B6 1.5mg 0.079mg 109%
Fiber 26.9g 108%
Protein 40.44g 5.1g 71%
Zinc 7.94mg 0.2mg 70%
Phosphorus 637mg 247mg 56%
Copper 0.436mg 0.05mg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 3.702g 25%
Potassium 955mg 169mg 23%
Sodium 51mg 567mg 22%
Calcium 30mg 172mg 14%
Carbs 41.22g 79.2g 13%
Selenium 7.9µg 14.9µg 13%
Magnesium 54mg 8mg 11%
Vitamin A 0µg 97µg 11%
Manganese 0.312mg 0.528mg 9%
Choline 32mg 6%
Calories 325kcal 415kcal 5%
Iron 2.17mg 1.8mg 5%
Fats 7.61g 9.8g 3%
Saturated fat 1.001g 1.472g 2%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0.04µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1.2mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 4.036g 1%
Net carbs 14.32g 79.2g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0.061mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0.186mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 0.336mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0.238mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0.212mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0.109mg 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
5% 10% 79% 4% 2%
Protein: 5.1 g
Fats: 9.8 g
Carbs: 79.2 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +692.9%
Contains more WaterWater +41.1%
Contains more OtherOther +145.7%
Contains more FatsFats +28.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +92.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yeast
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19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.001 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.472 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.702 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21676.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~4.036g

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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. Carrot cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174932/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.