Yeast vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between yeast and quinoa

Quinoa has less vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, copper, and potassium.
Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 907% more.
Yeast has 98 times more vitamin B3 than quinoa. Yeast has 40.2mg of vitamin B3, while quinoa has 0.412mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry and Quinoa, cooked.

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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

Quinoa

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+76.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+455.2%
Contains more IronIron	+45.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+127.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+628.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+319.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+182.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+102.2%

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

Quinoa

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+10171%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+3536.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+9657.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1119.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5471.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

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~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	10.99mg	0.107mg	907%
Folate	2340µg	42µg	575%
Vitamin B2	4mg	0.11mg	299%
Vitamin B5	13.5mg		270%
Vitamin B3	40.2mg	0.412mg	249%
Vitamin B6	1.5mg	0.123mg	106%
Fiber	26.9g	2.8g	96%
Protein	40.44g	4.4g	72%
Phosphorus	637mg	152mg	69%
Zinc	7.94mg	1.09mg	62%
Copper	0.436mg	0.192mg	27%
Potassium	955mg	172mg	23%
Manganese	0.312mg	0.631mg	14%
Calories	325kcal	120kcal	10%
Fats	7.61g	1.92g	9%
Iron	2.17mg	1.49mg	9%
Selenium	7.9µg	2.8µg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	4.309g	0.528g	9%
Carbs	41.22g	21.3g	7%
Starch		17.63g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.017g	1.078g	7%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.63mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.001g	0.231g	4%
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	0µg	3%
Magnesium	54mg	64mg	2%
Sodium	51mg	7mg	2%
Choline	32mg	23mg	2%
Calcium	30mg	17mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	3.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	80kcal	273kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	83g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.3	7	N/A
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	14.32g	18.5g	N/A
Sugar	0g	0.87g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.4µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.54mg	0.052mg	0%
Threonine	1.99mg	0.131mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.89mg	0.157mg	0%
Leucine	2.92mg	0.261mg	0%
Lysine	3.28mg	0.239mg	0%
Methionine	0.59mg	0.096mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.75mg	0.185mg	0%
Valine	2.31mg	0.185mg	0%
Histidine	0.91mg	0.127mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.015g	N/A