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Yeast vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between yeast and wafer

  • Wafer has less vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 899% more.
  • Yeast has 50 times more folate than wafer. Yeast has 2340µg of folate, while wafer has 47µg.
  • Yeast is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry and Cookies, chocolate wafers.

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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
5
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%
Wafer
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +354.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +628.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +382.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +38.6%
Contains more IronIron +84.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +123.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~53mg
~equal in Calcium ~31mg
~equal in Copper ~0.463mg

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%
Wafer
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 0% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5313.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1403.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1306.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3443.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2841.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +4878.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +123.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yeast Wafer DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 10.99mg 0.203mg 899%
Folate 2340µg 47µg 573%
Vitamin B2 4mg 0.266mg 287%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 0.381mg 262%
Vitamin B3 40.2mg 2.858mg 233%
Vitamin B6 1.5mg 0.051mg 111%
Fiber 26.9g 3.4g 94%
Phosphorus 637mg 132mg 72%
Protein 40.44g 6.6g 68%
Zinc 7.94mg 1.09mg 62%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 4.153g 28%
Iron 2.17mg 4.01mg 23%
Sodium 51mg 580mg 23%
Potassium 955mg 210mg 22%
Manganese 0.312mg 0.696mg 17%
Saturated fat 1.001g 4.241g 15%
Carbs 41.22g 72.7g 10%
Fats 7.61g 14.2g 10%
Calories 325kcal 433kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.72mg 5%
Selenium 7.9µg 5.7µg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 10mg 3%
Copper 0.436mg 0.463mg 3%
Choline 32mg 14.3mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 2.4µg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 4.865g 1%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0.09µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 14.32g 69.3g N/A
Magnesium 54mg 53mg 0%
Calcium 30mg 31mg 0%
Sugar 0g 37.43g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.54mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 1.99mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.89mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 2.92mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 3.28mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.59mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.75mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 2.31mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.91mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g 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
Wafer
2
7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +512.7%
Contains more WaterWater +12.9%
Contains more OtherOther +182.5%
Contains more FatsFats +86.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +76.4%

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
Wafer
2
32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24329.4%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/nutrients

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

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