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Plum vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between plums and tofu?

  • Plums are richer in vitamin C and vitamin A, while tofu is higher in iron, calcium, manganese, selenium, copper, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for iron is 65% higher.
  • Tofu has 95 times less vitamin C than plums. Plums have 9.5mg of vitamin C, while tofu has 0.1mg.
  • Plums have a higher glycemic index (53) than tofu (15).

We used Plums, raw and Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate types in this comparison.

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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.
Plum
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Tofu
8
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 +29.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +328.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5733.3%
Contains more IronIron +3052.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +238.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +506.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1063.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Plum
6
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 32% 5.7% 5.2% 0% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8% 1%
Tofu
5
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 +9400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +113.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +98.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +189.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +1415.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plum Tofu DV% diff.
Iron 0.17mg 5.36mg 65%
Calcium 6mg 350mg 34%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.605mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 2.699g 18%
Selenium 0µg 8.9µg 16%
Protein 0.7g 8.08g 15%
Copper 0.057mg 0.193mg 15%
Phosphorus 16mg 97mg 12%
Vitamin C 9.5mg 0.1mg 10%
Fats 0.28g 4.78g 7%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.8mg 6%
Choline 1.9mg 28.8mg 5%
Magnesium 7mg 30mg 5%
Fructose 3.07g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.081mg 4%
Fiber 1.4g 0.3g 4%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.691g 3%
Vitamin K 6.4µg 2.4µg 3%
Carbs 11.42g 1.87g 3%
Folate 5µg 15µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 1.056g 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 2%
Calories 46kcal 76kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.052mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.068mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.047mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.417mg 0.195mg 1%
Potassium 157mg 121mg 1%
Net carbs 10.02g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 9.92g 0.62g N/A
Sodium 0mg 7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.01mg 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.016mg 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0.221mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
2
11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Tofu
3
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 +510.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1054.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1607.1%
Contains more OtherOther +94.6%
~equal in Water ~84.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
1
9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Tofu
2
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 -97.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +688.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6034.1%

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. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/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.