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Yeast vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between yeast and cereal

  • Yeast has more vitamin B1, vitamin B5, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and copper; however, cereal is higher in iron, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Cereal covers your daily need for iron, 399% more than yeast.
  • Yeast has 60 times more vitamin B5 than cereal. While yeast has 13.5mg of vitamin B5, cereal has only 0.226mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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
7
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%
Cereal
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +184.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +809.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +218.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +727.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25.4%
Contains more IronIron +1469.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +153.2%
~equal in Zinc ~7.6mg

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
7
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%
Cereal
4
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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +74.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5873.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +12733.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +299.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~3.87mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yeast Cereal DV% diff.
Folate 2340µg 585%
Iron 2.17mg 34.06mg 399%
Vitamin B1 10.99mg 6.288mg 392%
Vitamin B6 1.5mg 5.986mg 345%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 0.226mg 265%
Fiber 26.9g 1.4g 102%
Vitamin A 0µg 814µg 90%
Phosphorus 637mg 77mg 80%
Protein 40.44g 6.06g 69%
Vitamin B3 40.2mg 29.62mg 66%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 38.5mg 42%
Copper 0.436mg 0.137mg 33%
Sodium 51mg 795mg 32%
Potassium 955mg 105mg 25%
Manganese 0.312mg 0.79mg 21%
Carbs 41.22g 86.85g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 0.204g 10%
Fats 7.61g 1.08g 10%
Vitamin B2 4mg 3.87mg 10%
Magnesium 54mg 19mg 8%
Choline 32mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.001g 0.26g 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 3%
Calories 325kcal 378kcal 3%
Selenium 7.9µg 6.3µg 3%
Zinc 7.94mg 7.6mg 3%
Calcium 30mg 10mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.354g 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 14.32g 85.45g N/A
Sugar 0g 10.35g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yeast
4
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
Cereal
1
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +567.3%
Contains more FatsFats +604.6%
Contains more WaterWater +34.4%
Contains more OtherOther +153.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.7%

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
Cereal
2
32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2012.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1982.4%

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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

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.