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Yeast vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are yeast and garden cress different?

  • Yeast is richer in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, while garden cress is higher in vitamin K and vitamin A.
  • Yeast covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 909% more than garden cress.
  • Yeast contains 56 times more vitamin B5 than garden cress. Yeast contains 13.5mg of vitamin B5, while garden cress contains 0.242mg.

Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry and Cress, garden, raw types were used 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.
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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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.6%
Contains more IronIron +66.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +3352.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +738.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +777.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +170%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.2%

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.
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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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13637.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1438.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3920%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5478.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +507.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2825%
Contains more CholineCholine +64.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +22900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +135375%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yeast Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 10.99mg 0.08mg 909%
Folate 2340µg 80µg 565%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 541.9µg 451%
Vitamin B2 4mg 0.26mg 288%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 0.242mg 265%
Vitamin B3 40.2mg 1mg 245%
Fiber 26.9g 1.1g 103%
Vitamin B6 1.5mg 0.247mg 96%
Phosphorus 637mg 76mg 80%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 69mg 76%
Protein 40.44g 2.6g 76%
Zinc 7.94mg 0.23mg 70%
Vitamin A 0µg 346µg 38%
Copper 0.436mg 0.17mg 30%
Calories 325kcal 32kcal 15%
Selenium 7.9µg 0.9µg 13%
Carbs 41.22g 5.5g 12%
Iron 2.17mg 1.3mg 11%
Fats 7.61g 0.7g 11%
Manganese 0.312mg 0.553mg 10%
Potassium 955mg 606mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 0.239g 10%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.7mg 5%
Calcium 30mg 81mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.001g 0.023g 4%
Magnesium 54mg 38mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Sodium 51mg 14mg 2%
Choline 32mg 19.5mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.228g 1%
Net carbs 14.32g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 0g 4.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1455.4%
Contains more FatsFats +987.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +649.5%
Contains more OtherOther +213.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1659.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1702.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1241.2%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.