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Celeriac vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are celeriac and tofu different?

  • Celeriac is richer in vitamin K, vitamin B6, vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin B5, while tofu is higher in iron, calcium, manganese, selenium, and copper.
  • Tofu covers your daily need for iron, 58% more than celeriac.
  • Celeriac contains 80 times more vitamin C than tofu. Celeriac contains 8mg of vitamin C, while tofu contains 0.1mg.
  • Celeriac has a higher glycemic index (35) than tofu (15).

Celeriac, raw and Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate types were used in this article.

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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 14% 13% 26% 26% 23% 9% 49% 13% 21% 3.8%
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 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +147.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +714%
Contains more IronIron +665.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +175.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +142.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +282.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1171.4%

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 27% 0% 7.2% 0% 13% 14% 13% 21% 38% 0% 103% 6% 4.9%
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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +259%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +417.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +251.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1608.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62%
Contains more FolateFolate +87.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +220%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celeriac Tofu DV% diff.
Iron 0.7mg 5.36mg 58%
Vitamin K 41µg 2.4µg 32%
Calcium 43mg 350mg 31%
Manganese 0.158mg 0.605mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.148g 2.699g 17%
Selenium 0.7µg 8.9µg 15%
Copper 0.07mg 0.193mg 14%
Protein 1.5g 8.08g 13%
Vitamin C 8mg 0.1mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.047mg 9%
Fats 0.3g 4.78g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.352mg 0.068mg 6%
Fiber 1.8g 0.3g 6%
Potassium 300mg 121mg 5%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.8mg 4%
Sodium 100mg 7mg 4%
Choline 9mg 28.8mg 4%
Phosphorus 115mg 97mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.079g 0.691g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.195mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.081mg 3%
Folate 8µg 15µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 1.056g 2%
Calories 42kcal 76kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 0.01mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 30mg 2%
Carbs 9.2g 1.87g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.052mg 1%
Net carbs 7.4g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 1.6g 0.62g N/A
Tryptophan 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 88%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.2 g
Water: 88 g
Other: 1 g
Tofu
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8% 5% 2% 85%
Protein: 8.08 g
Fats: 4.78 g
Carbs: 1.87 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +392%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +438.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1493.3%
~equal in Water ~84.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.079 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.148 g
Tofu
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16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.691 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.699 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1720.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1723.6%

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. Celeriac - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170400/nutrients
  2. Tofu - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172476/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.