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Barbecue sauce vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between barbecue sauce and tofu?

  • Barbecue sauce has less calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, and magnesium than tofu.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for calcium is 65% higher.
  • Barbecue sauce has 73 times more sodium than tofu. Barbecue sauce has 1027mg of sodium, while tofu has 14mg.

We used Sauce, barbecue and Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Tofu
Tofu
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 205% 21% 100% 126% 43% 81% 1.8% 154% 95%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +346.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1969.7%
Contains more IronIron +315.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +425%
Contains more ZincZinc +823.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +850%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +837.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1238.5%
~equal in Potassium ~237mg

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.
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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Tofu
Tofu
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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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 40% 24% 7.1% 8% 21% 0% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +587%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barbecue sauce Tofu DV% diff.
Calcium 33mg 683mg 65%
Manganese 0.126mg 1.181mg 46%
Sodium 1027mg 14mg 44%
Copper 0.072mg 0.378mg 34%
Protein 0.82g 17.27g 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.101g 4.921g 32%
Selenium 1.3µg 17.4µg 29%
Iron 0.64mg 2.66mg 25%
Phosphorus 20mg 190mg 24%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Carbs 40.77g 2.78g 13%
Zinc 0.17mg 1.57mg 13%
Fats 0.63g 8.72g 12%
Magnesium 13mg 58mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.158mg 11%
Folate 2µg 29µg 7%
Fiber 0.9g 2.3g 6%
Saturated fat 0.045g 1.261g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 1.925g 5%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.056mg 0.102mg 4%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.092mg 1%
Calories 172kcal 144kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.164mg 0.133mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.597mg 0.381mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 39.87g 0.48g N/A
Potassium 232mg 237mg 0%
Sugar 33.24g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Tryptophan 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.849mg 0%
Leucine 1.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.883mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.835mg 0%
Valine 0.87mg 0%
Histidine 0.431mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
Tofu
Tofu
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17% 9% 3% 70%
Protein: 17.27 g
Fats: 8.72 g
Carbs: 2.78 g
Water: 69.83 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1366.5%
Contains more OtherOther +119.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2006.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1284.1%
Contains more WaterWater +27.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
Tofu
Tofu
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16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.261 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.925 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.921 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2247.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4772.3%

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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. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/nutrients
  2. Tofu - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172475/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.