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Butter cookie vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between butter cookie and tofu

  • Butter cookie has more vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B12, while tofu has more calcium, manganese, copper, and selenium.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for calcium is 65% higher.
  • Tofu has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tofu is 15, while the glycemic index of butter cookie is 55.

The food types used in this comparison are Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate.

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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 8.6% 8.7% 9.8% 83% 67% 10% 44% 37% 22% 46%
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 +383.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2255.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.5%
Contains more IronIron +19.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +89%
Contains more ZincZinc +313.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +594.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +107.1%

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 0% 55% 12% 6% 93% 77% 60% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 57% 3.5%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +134.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +228.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +737.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +266.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +162.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +155.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter cookie Tofu DV% diff.
Calcium 29mg 683mg 65%
Saturated fat 11.051g 1.261g 45%
Manganese 0.17mg 1.181mg 44%
Cholesterol 117mg 0mg 39%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 4.921g 26%
Carbs 68.9g 2.78g 22%
Protein 6.1g 17.27g 22%
Copper 0.2mg 0.378mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.158mg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.19mg 0.381mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.102mg 18%
Vitamin A 165µg 18%
Selenium 8.4µg 17.4µg 16%
Calories 467kcal 144kcal 16%
Fats 18.8g 8.72g 16%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0µg 15%
Phosphorus 102mg 190mg 13%
Folate 76µg 29µg 12%
Sodium 282mg 14mg 12%
Magnesium 12mg 58mg 11%
Zinc 0.38mg 1.57mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 1.925g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.488mg 0.133mg 7%
Fiber 0.8g 2.3g 6%
Iron 2.22mg 2.66mg 6%
Potassium 111mg 237mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.092mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 68.1g 0.48g N/A
Sugar 20.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0.849mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 1.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0.883mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0.835mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0.87mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.431mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 g
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 FatsFats +115.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2378.4%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +183.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1418%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
63% 31% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.522 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.982 g
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +186.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +401.1%

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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. Butter cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174950/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.

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