Pita bread vs. Baker's yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pita bread and baker's yeast

Pita bread has more selenium; however, baker's yeast is higher in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and fiber.
Baker's yeast covers your daily folate needs 170% more than pita bread.
Baker's yeast contains 3 times less selenium than pita bread. Pita bread contains 27.1µg of selenium, while baker's yeast contains 8.1µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, pita, white, enriched and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pita bread

Baker's yeast

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+352.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+140.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+234.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+400.8%
Contains more IronIron	+24%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1086.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+246.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.4%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pita bread

Baker's yeast

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+213.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+245.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+165.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1134.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1164.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+633.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	107µg	785µg	170%
Vitamin B1	0.599mg	1.88mg	107%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	4.9mg	90%
Zinc	0.84mg	9.97mg	83%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	1.13mg	62%
Vitamin B3	4.632mg	12.3mg	48%
Selenium	27.1µg	8.1µg	35%
Phosphorus	97mg	336mg	34%
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.43mg	30%
Fiber	2.2g	8.1g	24%
Sodium	536mg	30mg	22%
Potassium	120mg	601mg	14%
Carbs	55.7g	18.1g	13%
Manganese	0.481mg	0.2mg	12%
Calories	275kcal	105kcal	9%
Iron	2.62mg	3.25mg	8%
Calcium	86mg	19mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.535g	0.004g	4%
Magnesium	26mg	40mg	3%
Choline	14.6mg	32mg	3%
Copper	0.168mg	0.148mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.105g	1.047g	2%
Protein	9.1g	8.4g	1%
Fats	1.2g	1.9g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	302kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	95g	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	53.5g	10g	N/A
Sugar	1.3g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.01µg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	0µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.166g	0.243g	0%
Tryptophan	0.105mg	0.106mg	0%
Threonine	0.257mg	0.435mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.349mg	0.476mg	0%
Leucine	0.634mg	0.668mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.69mg	0%
Methionine	0.16mg	0.166mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.446mg	0.407mg	0%
Valine	0.394mg	0.512mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.217mg	0%