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Cocktail sauce vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cocktail sauce and tofu different?

  • Cocktail sauce is richer in vitamin C, vitamin E, and fiber, while tofu is higher in iron, calcium, manganese, selenium, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Tofu covers your daily need for iron, 57% more than cocktail sauce.
  • Cocktail sauce contains 140 times more sodium than tofu. Cocktail sauce contains 983mg of sodium, while tofu contains 7mg.

Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve 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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
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 +155.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +76.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1246.2%
Contains more IronIron +545.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +110.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +223.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +308.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +304.5%

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
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 +11500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +10700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +320.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +83.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +161.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.068mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocktail sauce Tofu DV% diff.
Iron 0.83mg 5.36mg 57%
Sodium 983mg 7mg 42%
Calcium 26mg 350mg 32%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.605mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 2.699g 18%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 0.1mg 13%
Protein 1.36g 8.08g 13%
Selenium 2.2µg 8.9µg 12%
Phosphorus 30mg 97mg 10%
Copper 0.111mg 0.193mg 9%
Carbs 28.22g 1.87g 9%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 0.01mg 7%
Fats 1.05g 4.78g 6%
Potassium 309mg 121mg 6%
Fiber 1.8g 0.3g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.081mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg 0.195mg 4%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.8mg 4%
Saturated fat 0g 0.691g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.047mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 1.056g 3%
Magnesium 17mg 30mg 3%
Choline 11mg 28.8mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 2.4µg 2%
Calories 124kcal 76kcal 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 2%
Folate 17µg 15µg 1%
Net carbs 26.42g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 11.83g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 0.052mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.068mg 0%
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
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 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 +1409.1%
Contains more OtherOther +413.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +494.1%
Contains more FatsFats +355.2%
Contains more WaterWater +28.7%

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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.