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Yeast vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between yeast and leek

  • Yeast has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and zinc, while leek has more vitamin K.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 911% higher.
  • Leek contains 133 times less vitamin B2 than yeast. Yeast contains 4mg of vitamin B2, while leek contains 0.03mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), 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
6
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%
Leek
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 18% 16% 79% 40% 3.3% 15% 2.6% 63% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +430.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +263.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +6516.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1720%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +690%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +96.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.2%
~equal in Iron ~2.1mg

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%
Leek
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 40% 28% 18% 0% 15% 6.9% 7.5% 8.4% 54% 0% 118% 48% 5.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9950%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +9542.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +543.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3556.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +236.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11650%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yeast Leek DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 10.99mg 0.06mg 911%
Folate 2340µg 64µg 569%
Vitamin B2 4mg 0.03mg 305%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 0.14mg 267%
Vitamin B3 40.2mg 0.4mg 249%
Fiber 26.9g 1.8g 100%
Vitamin B6 1.5mg 0.233mg 97%
Phosphorus 637mg 35mg 86%
Protein 40.44g 1.5g 78%
Zinc 7.94mg 0.12mg 71%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 47µg 39%
Copper 0.436mg 0.12mg 35%
Potassium 955mg 180mg 23%
Selenium 7.9µg 1µg 13%
Calories 325kcal 61kcal 13%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 12mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 0.004g 11%
Fats 7.61g 0.3g 11%
Vitamin A 0µg 83µg 9%
Carbs 41.22g 14.15g 9%
Manganese 0.312mg 0.481mg 7%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.92mg 6%
Magnesium 54mg 28mg 6%
Choline 32mg 9.5mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.001g 0.04g 4%
Calcium 30mg 59mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.166g 1%
Sodium 51mg 20mg 1%
Iron 2.17mg 2.1mg 1%
Net carbs 14.32g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.9g N/A
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0.078mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0.025mg 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
Leek
1
14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2596%
Contains more FatsFats +2436.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +191.3%
Contains more OtherOther +438.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1533.9%

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
Leek
2
19% 2% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.166 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +107625%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +876.5%

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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. Leek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169246/nutrients

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

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