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Yeast vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between yeast and teff?

  • Yeast is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, and zinc, yet teff is higher in manganese, iron, and copper.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 883% more.
  • Yeast has 15 times more vitamin B2 than teff. While yeast has 4mg of vitamin B2, teff has only 0.27mg.

We used Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry and Teff, uncooked 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
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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%
Teff
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +123.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +79.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +240.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more IronIron +251.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2861.5%

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
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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%
Teff
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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 0% 0% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2717.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1381.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1095.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1333.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +211.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +144.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +375%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yeast Teff DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 10.99mg 0.39mg 883%
Folate 2340µg 585%
Manganese 0.312mg 9.24mg 388%
Vitamin B2 4mg 0.27mg 287%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 0.942mg 251%
Vitamin B3 40.2mg 3.363mg 230%
Vitamin B6 1.5mg 0.482mg 78%
Fiber 26.9g 8g 76%
Iron 2.17mg 7.63mg 68%
Protein 40.44g 13.3g 54%
Copper 0.436mg 0.81mg 42%
Zinc 7.94mg 3.63mg 39%
Magnesium 54mg 184mg 31%
Phosphorus 637mg 429mg 30%
Potassium 955mg 427mg 16%
Calcium 30mg 180mg 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Carbs 41.22g 73.13g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 0.589g 9%
Fats 7.61g 2.38g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 1.071g 7%
Selenium 7.9µg 4.4µg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 3%
Saturated fat 1.001g 0.449g 3%
Choline 32mg 13.1mg 3%
Calories 325kcal 367kcal 2%
Sodium 51mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 1.9µg 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 14.32g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.84g N/A
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yeast
3
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
Teff
2
13% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 13.3 g
Fats: 2.38 g
Carbs: 73.13 g
Water: 8.82 g
Other: 2.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +204.1%
Contains more FatsFats +219.7%
Contains more OtherOther +138.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.4%
Contains more WaterWater +73.6%

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
Teff
2
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +631.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6200%

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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169747/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.