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Yeast vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between yeast and ginger

  • Ginger contains less vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and copper than yeast.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 914% higher.
  • Ginger contains 213 times less folate than yeast. Yeast contains 2340µg of folate, while ginger contains 11µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry and Ginger root, raw.

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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
9
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%
Ginger
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130.1%
Contains more IronIron +261.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +2235.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1773.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1028.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.5%

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
8
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%
Ginger
2
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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +43860%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11664.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5260%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +6550.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +837.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more FolateFolate +21172.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~28.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yeast Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 10.99mg 0.025mg 914%
Folate 2340µg 11µg 582%
Vitamin B2 4mg 0.034mg 305%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 0.203mg 266%
Vitamin B3 40.2mg 0.75mg 247%
Vitamin B6 1.5mg 0.16mg 103%
Fiber 26.9g 2g 100%
Phosphorus 637mg 34mg 86%
Protein 40.44g 1.82g 77%
Zinc 7.94mg 0.34mg 69%
Copper 0.436mg 0.226mg 23%
Iron 2.17mg 0.6mg 20%
Potassium 955mg 415mg 16%
Selenium 7.9µg 0.7µg 13%
Calories 325kcal 80kcal 12%
Fats 7.61g 0.75g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 0.154g 10%
Carbs 41.22g 17.77g 8%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 5mg 5%
Manganese 0.312mg 0.229mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.001g 0.203g 4%
Magnesium 54mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Sodium 51mg 13mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.26mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.154g 1%
Choline 32mg 28.8mg 1%
Calcium 30mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 14.32g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.7g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0.03mg 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
Ginger
1
2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2122%
Contains more FatsFats +914.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +132%
Contains more OtherOther +633.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1453%

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
Ginger
2
40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2698.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +805.9%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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