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Yeast vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between yeast and onions?

  • Yeast is richer than onions 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 912% more.
  • Yeast has 347 times more vitamin B3 than onions. While yeast has 40.2mg of vitamin B3, onions have only 0.116mg.

We used Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry and Onions, raw 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
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%
Onion
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +440%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +554.1%
Contains more IronIron +933.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1017.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +4570.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2096.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +141.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1480%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.2%

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.
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%
Onion
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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 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +23791.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14714.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34555.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10875.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12215.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +424.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2366.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yeast Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 10.99mg 0.046mg 912%
Folate 2340µg 19µg 580%
Vitamin B2 4mg 0.027mg 306%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 0.123mg 268%
Vitamin B3 40.2mg 0.116mg 251%
Vitamin B6 1.5mg 0.12mg 106%
Fiber 26.9g 1.7g 101%
Phosphorus 637mg 29mg 87%
Protein 40.44g 1.1g 79%
Zinc 7.94mg 0.17mg 71%
Copper 0.436mg 0.039mg 44%
Iron 2.17mg 0.21mg 25%
Potassium 955mg 146mg 24%
Calories 325kcal 40kcal 14%
Selenium 7.9µg 0.5µg 13%
Fats 7.61g 0.1g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 0.013g 11%
Carbs 41.22g 9.34g 11%
Magnesium 54mg 10mg 10%
Manganese 0.312mg 0.129mg 8%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 7.4mg 8%
Choline 32mg 6.1mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.001g 0.042g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Sodium 51mg 4mg 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Calcium 30mg 23mg 1%
Net carbs 14.32g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 0g 4.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0.014mg 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
Onion
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3576.4%
Contains more FatsFats +7510%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +341.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1514.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1654.1%

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
Onion
1
58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33046.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.8%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.017g

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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. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/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.