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Celery vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are celery and tofu different?

  • Tofu has more calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, and magnesium than celery.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for tofu is 64% higher.
  • Celery has less saturated fat.
  • Tofu has a lower glycemic index (15) than celery (32).

Celery, raw and Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate are the varieties 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.
Celery
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
Tofu
9
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 +427.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1607.5%
Contains more IronIron +1230%
Contains more CopperCopper +980%
Contains more ZincZinc +1107.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +691.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1046.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4250%
~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.
Celery
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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 10% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
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 +1450%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +85%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +24.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +652.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celery Tofu DV% diff.
Calcium 40mg 683mg 64%
Manganese 0.103mg 1.181mg 47%
Copper 0.035mg 0.378mg 38%
Protein 0.69g 17.27g 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 4.921g 32%
Iron 0.2mg 2.66mg 31%
Selenium 0.4µg 17.4µg 31%
Phosphorus 24mg 190mg 24%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 24%
Fats 0.17g 8.72g 13%
Zinc 0.13mg 1.57mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.158mg 11%
Magnesium 11mg 58mg 11%
Saturated fat 0.042g 1.261g 6%
Calories 16kcal 144kcal 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 1.925g 5%
Sodium 80mg 14mg 3%
Fiber 1.6g 2.3g 3%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.102mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.246mg 0.133mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 2%
Folate 36µg 29µg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Potassium 260mg 237mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.092mg 1%
Net carbs 1.37g 0.48g N/A
Carbs 2.97g 2.78g 0%
Sugar 1.34g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 0.381mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.849mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 1.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.883mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0.835mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0.87mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.431mg 0%
Fructose 0.37g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
Tofu
3
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 WaterWater +36.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2402.9%
Contains more FatsFats +5029.4%
Contains more OtherOther +89.2%
~equal in Carbs ~2.78g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
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27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Tofu
2
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 -96.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5915.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6129.1%

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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. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/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.