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Yeast vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between yeast and cottage cheese?

  • Yeast is richer than cottage cheese in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, zinc, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 914% more.

We used Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd 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% 25% 9.2% 2.6% 9.7% 11% 68% 47% 0.26% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +818.3%
Contains more IronIron +3000%
Contains more CopperCopper +1403.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1885%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +176.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.8%

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
9
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 0% 12% 1.6% 1.5% 6.8% 38% 1.9% 33% 11% 54% 0% 9% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40603.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2354%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40506.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2323.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3160.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +19400%
Contains more CholineCholine +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +514.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yeast Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 10.99mg 0.027mg 914%
Folate 2340µg 12µg 582%
Vitamin B2 4mg 0.163mg 295%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 0.557mg 259%
Vitamin B3 40.2mg 0.099mg 251%
Vitamin B6 1.5mg 0.046mg 112%
Fiber 26.9g 0g 108%
Zinc 7.94mg 0.4mg 69%
Phosphorus 637mg 159mg 68%
Protein 40.44g 11.12g 59%
Copper 0.436mg 0.029mg 45%
Iron 2.17mg 0.07mg 26%
Potassium 955mg 104mg 25%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0.43µg 15%
Sodium 51mg 364mg 14%
Carbs 41.22g 3.38g 13%
Manganese 0.312mg 0.002mg 13%
Magnesium 54mg 8mg 11%
Calories 325kcal 98kcal 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 0.778g 9%
Cholesterol 0mg 17mg 6%
Calcium 30mg 83mg 5%
Fats 7.61g 4.3g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 37µg 4%
Saturated fat 1.001g 1.718g 3%
Selenium 7.9µg 9.7µg 3%
Choline 32mg 18.4mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.08mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.123g 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 14.32g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Sugar 0g 2.67g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0.326mg 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
11% 4% 3% 80%
Protein: 11.12 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 3.38 g
Water: 79.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +263.7%
Contains more FatsFats +77%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1119.5%
Contains more OtherOther +300.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1470.7%

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
66% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.123 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +453.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +623.5%

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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. Cottage cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172179/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.