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Yeast vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between yeast and sweet potato

  • Yeast has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, and zinc; however, sweet potato has more vitamin A.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 909% more.
  • Yeast has 213 times more folate than sweet potato. Yeast has 2340µg of folate, while sweet potato has 11µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared.

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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
Yeast
8
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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +183.4%
Contains more IronIron +255.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +188.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2546.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1255.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1216.7%
~equal in Calcium ~30mg
~equal in Sodium ~55mg

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
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%
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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13989.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6457.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7117.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1587.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +617.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +21172.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +160.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yeast Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 10.99mg 0.078mg 909%
Folate 2340µg 11µg 582%
Vitamin B2 4mg 0.061mg 303%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 0.8mg 254%
Vitamin B3 40.2mg 0.557mg 248%
Vitamin B6 1.5mg 0.209mg 99%
Fiber 26.9g 3g 96%
Phosphorus 637mg 47mg 84%
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Protein 40.44g 1.57g 78%
Zinc 7.94mg 0.3mg 69%
Copper 0.436mg 0.151mg 32%
Iron 2.17mg 0.61mg 20%
Potassium 955mg 337mg 18%
Selenium 7.9µg 0.6µg 13%
Calories 325kcal 86kcal 12%
Fats 7.61g 0.05g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 0.001g 11%
Magnesium 54mg 25mg 7%
Carbs 41.22g 20.12g 7%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Choline 32mg 12.3mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.001g 0.018g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.26mg 2%
Manganese 0.312mg 0.258mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 2.4mg 2%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 1.8µg 1%
Net carbs 14.32g 17.12g N/A
Calcium 30mg 30mg 0%
Sugar 0g 4.18g N/A
Sodium 51mg 55mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yeast
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
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2475.8%
Contains more FatsFats +15120%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +104.9%
Contains more OtherOther +476.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1421.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yeast
Yeast
2
19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.001 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +430800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.