Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
crimini mushroom
versus
nutritional yeast
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in crimini mushroom and nutritional yeast:
Nutritional yeast is high in calories and crimini mushroom has 93% less calories than nutritional yeast - crimini mushroom has 22 calories per 100 grams and nutritional yeast has 325 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, crimini mushroom is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to nutritional yeast per calorie. Crimini mushroom has a macronutrient ratio of 36:61:3 and for nutritional yeast, 41:42:17 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
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Protein | 36% | 41% |
Carbohydrates | 61% | 42% |
Fat | 3% | 17% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Nutritional yeast is high in carbohydrates and crimini mushroom has 90% less carbohydrates than nutritional yeast - crimini mushroom has 4.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and nutritional yeast has 41.2g of carbohydrates.
Nutritional yeast is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 43 times more dietary fiber than crimini mushroom - crimini mushroom has 0.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and nutritional yeast has 26.9g of dietary fiber.
Nutritional yeast has less sugar than crimini mushroom - crimini mushroom has 1.7g of sugar per 100 grams and nutritional yeast does not contain significant amounts.
Nutritional yeast is an excellent source of protein and it has 15 times more protein than crimini mushroom - crimini mushroom has 2.5g of protein per 100 grams and nutritional yeast has 40.4g of protein.
Crimini mushroom and nutritional yeast contain similar amounts of saturated fat - crimini mushroom has 0.01g of saturated fat per 100 grams and nutritional yeast has 1g of saturated fat.
Nutritional yeast and crimini mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - nutritional yeast has 0.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and crimini mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Crimini mushroom and nutritional yeast contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - crimini mushroom has 3iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and nutritional yeast does not contain significant amounts.
Crimini mushroom and nutritional yeast contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - crimini mushroom has 0.01mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and nutritional yeast does not contain significant amounts.
Nutritional yeast and crimini mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - nutritional yeast has 0.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and crimini mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Nutritional yeast has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Crimini Mushroom | Nutritional Yeast | |
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Thiamin | 0.095 MG | 10.99 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.49 MG | 4 MG |
Niacin | 3.8 MG | 40.2 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.5 MG | 13.5 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.11 MG | 1.5 MG |
Folate | 25 UG | 2340 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.1 UG | 12.07 UG |
Nutritional yeast has 67% more calcium than crimini mushroom - crimini mushroom has 18mg of calcium per 100 grams and nutritional yeast has 30mg of calcium.
Nutritional yeast is a great source of iron and it has 443% more iron than crimini mushroom - crimini mushroom has 0.4mg of iron per 100 grams and nutritional yeast has 2.2mg of iron.
Both crimini mushroom and nutritional yeast are high in potassium. Nutritional yeast has 113% more potassium than crimini mushroom - crimini mushroom has 448mg of potassium per 100 grams and nutritional yeast has 955mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both crimini mushroom and nutritional yeast contain small amounts of linoleic acid.
Crimini Mushroom | Nutritional Yeast | |
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linoleic acid | 0.04 G | 0.017 G |
Total | 0.04 G | 0.017 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Crimini Mushroom (Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, raw) and Nutritional Yeast (Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry) .
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