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Yeast vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between yeast and cornmeal?

  • Yeast is richer than cornmeal in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and copper.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 870% more.
  • Yeast has 56 times more vitamin B5 than cornmeal. While yeast has 13.5mg of vitamin B5, cornmeal has only 0.24mg.

We used Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow 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 23% 0.9% 13% 164% 25% 18% 42% 0.91% 23% 57%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +572.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +473.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1103%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +543.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +79.3%
Contains more IronIron +100.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +32.9%

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 0% 3.7% 2.4% 0% 138% 88% 93% 14% 42% 0% 0% 157% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1894.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +947.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +709.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5525%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +724.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1019.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +272.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yeast Cornmeal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 10.99mg 0.551mg 870%
Folate 2340µg 209µg 533%
Vitamin B2 4mg 0.382mg 278%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 0.24mg 265%
Vitamin B3 40.2mg 4.968mg 220%
Vitamin B6 1.5mg 0.182mg 101%
Fiber 26.9g 3.9g 92%
Phosphorus 637mg 99mg 77%
Protein 40.44g 7.11g 67%
Zinc 7.94mg 0.66mg 66%
Copper 0.436mg 0.076mg 40%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Iron 2.17mg 4.36mg 27%
Potassium 955mg 142mg 24%
Carbs 41.22g 79.45g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 0.39g 10%
Fats 7.61g 1.75g 9%
Manganese 0.312mg 0.174mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.828g 5%
Selenium 7.9µg 10.5µg 5%
Magnesium 54mg 32mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.001g 0.22g 4%
Choline 32mg 8.6mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Calcium 30mg 3mg 3%
Calories 325kcal 370kcal 2%
Sodium 51mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 14.32g 75.55g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.61g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0.366mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 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
7% 2% 79% 11%
Protein: 7.11 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 79.45 g
Water: 11.18 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +468.8%
Contains more FatsFats +334.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1007.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +92.7%
Contains more WaterWater +120.1%

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
15% 27% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.828 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1004.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4770.6%

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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. Cornmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168867/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.