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Chives vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chives and tofu

  • Chives have more vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate; however, tofu has more calcium, manganese, selenium, copper, phosphorus, iron, and zinc.
  • Chives' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 84% more.
  • Chives have 291 times more vitamin C than tofu. Chives have 58.1mg of vitamin C, while tofu has 0.2mg.
  • Chives have a higher glycemic index than tofu.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chives, raw 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.
Chives
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 28% 26% 60% 52% 15% 25% 0.39% 49% 4.9%
Tofu
8
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 PotassiumPotassium +24.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +642.4%
Contains more IronIron +66.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +140.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +180.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +227.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +216.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1833.3%

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.
Chives
10
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 194% 73% 4.2% 0% 20% 27% 12% 19% 32% 0% 532% 79% 2.8%
Tofu
1
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 +28950%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +143.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +102.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Tofu DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 0.2mg 64%
Calcium 92mg 683mg 59%
Manganese 0.373mg 1.181mg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 4.921g 31%
Selenium 0.9µg 17.4µg 30%
Protein 3.27g 17.27g 28%
Copper 0.157mg 0.378mg 25%
Vitamin A 218µg 24%
Folate 105µg 29µg 19%
Phosphorus 58mg 190mg 19%
Iron 1.6mg 2.66mg 13%
Fats 0.73g 8.72g 12%
Zinc 0.56mg 1.57mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.158mg 7%
Calories 30kcal 144kcal 6%
Saturated fat 0.146g 1.261g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 1.925g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.133mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.092mg 4%
Magnesium 42mg 58mg 4%
Potassium 296mg 237mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.381mg 2%
Fiber 2.5g 2.3g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.102mg 1%
Carbs 4.35g 2.78g 1%
Choline 5.2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Net carbs 1.85g 0.48g N/A
Sugar 1.85g N/A
Sodium 3mg 14mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.849mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 1.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.883mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.835mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.87mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.431mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
2
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 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 CarbsCarbs +56.5%
Contains more WaterWater +29.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +428.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1094.5%
Contains more OtherOther +40%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
1
29% 19% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.146 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.095 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.267 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 -88.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1926.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1743.1%

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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. Chives - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169994/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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